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The Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway : An Examination Into The Relationship Between His Fictional World And The Diction Used In Creating It, William Hantover Jacobs
The Short Stories Of Ernest Hemingway : An Examination Into The Relationship Between His Fictional World And The Diction Used In Creating It, William Hantover Jacobs
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
It will be the purpose of this study to begin such a consideration by treating but one aspect of Hemingway’s art, that of the relationship between Hemingway’s view of the world, as seen in his short stories, and the diction he uses to create this fictional world. In effect, the problem resolves itself around these three basic questions: (1) What is the world like that Hemingway creates in his short stories?; (2) What is the diction like that he uses to portray this world?; and finally and most importantly, (3) How well suited is the diction for revealing Hemingway’s fictional …