The Sun Also Rises By Ernest Hemingway

A writer is defined by his style. The way one writes onto a blank canvas is what separates them from the rest of the pack. One of the most prominent writers of the twentieth century, Ernest Hemingway, took writing style to a whole other level. Intense description, and blocks of invaluable text are not something one would find in the works of Hemingway. Instead, one would be presented with basic descriptions, hidden meanings, a plethora of dialogue, and overall, a masterpiece. Ernest Hemingway’s writing style played a huge factor in cementing his legacy as one of the best writers of all time by using his simplistic devices, engaging dialogue, and hidden meanings exhibited in the iceberg principle.

Ernest Hemingway’s writing style is believed

Some adore the idea of straightforward writing, while others believe that true writing requires description and complexity. Obviously, Hemingway was a strong believer that good writing didn’t have to be full of lengthy text. The majority of his work features vague descriptions, short chapters, and simple progression. Hemingway’s novel, The Sun Also Rises, is written in a simplistic manner, and is also one of his most famous works. The Sun Also Rises, starts with the sentence, “Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton.” (Hemingway 1) Hemingway decides to start off the novel by introducing a character immediately, however the level of characterization done is very minimal. The only information given to the reader about the man known as Robert Cohn, is his name, and the fact that he was once a boxer. Hemingway follows this up with, “Do not think I am very much impressed by that of a boxing title, but it meant a lot to Cohn.” (Hemingway 1) Instead of following the introduction of this character up with a physical description, or further backstory into what was already presented, Hemingway starts a new characterization on the narrator, where Homco 3 he makes it evident that he does not care for Cohn’s boxing lifestyle. This simple form of characterization is present throughout this novel, and many more written by

Hemingway starts this novel off in a very similar way to The Sun Also Rises. “He was an old man in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him.” (Hemingway 1) This is the beginning to The Old Man and the Sea , and once again you can identify the simplistic characterization, as well as a simple setting. Readers are introduced to an old man, and the setting is revealed. The only information given about the old man is that he is indeed old, and that he is having poor luck in terms of fishing. As for the setting, it is revealed that the old man is on a skiff in the middle of the Gulf Stream, but no details are provided on the atmosphere. This again shows the simplicity around Hemingway’s writing style, as he tends to quickly breeze past deep characterization, and setting descriptions. The examples provided identify Hemingway’s writing style in general as rather minimal or simplistic. At first this form of writing may seem low quality and weak, but in reality it’s just an uncommon writing style. Since most writers tend to use the opposite style in their work, this form of writing appears to subpar, even though it