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This Blog is the part of the thinking activity in my classroom. In this blog I would like to talk about The two famous novel of Hemingway.
1)For Whom the Bell Tolls
2)A Farewell to Arms
So firstly I throw some light on the novelist:-
American author Ernest Hemingway was one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. His machine-like style was precise and austere, but he also had a deft and gentle turn of phrase which gave his work its own peculiar beauty and power. He was a master of the action genre, but he also wrote passionately about love and life, war and work. Though Hemingway is often seen as the archetypal American writer, many of his books have a European air. Hemingway certainly experienced Europe – he drove ambulances in Italy in the First World War, worked as a journalist in the Spanish Civil War, and lived alongside other modernist artists and writers in Paris in the 1920s – and his love for these countries, especially Spain, and their culture permeates his work.
so let's start comparison between this two novels as point wise:-
Hemingway’s use of Language:-
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Terse, Economical, Journalistic
These three words are often used to describe Hemingway’s distinctive prose style. He turns away from the lush, rich style of his precursors, or even of some of his contemporaries (contrast The Sun Also Rises to his friend Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby.
For Whom the Bell Tolls:-
English sprinkled with Spanish words and phrases. Many sections, especially dialogue and interior monologue, are written as though they have been translated word-for-word from Spanish to English and retain the structure and cadence of the Spanish language.
Hemingway’s use of Narrative Technique:-
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The Sun Also Rises is written using a first person narrator. First person narrators play a role in the action of the story, act as the protagonist (main character), and tend to tell the story of his or her life (and the conflicts he or she faces).
The structure of the novel mirrors the technique Hemingway applies. The sentences tend to be short, choppy, and fast moving. The simplicity of the sentences and word choice are determined.
Hemingway also talk aboutthemes and motifs to speak to an internal or hidden message. Structurally, the themes come out in the realistic actions and dialogue (morality and meaning in life). IN the same way, the motifs (communication, drinking, and friendship) need to be "persuaded" out the terse dialogue--readers need to "read into" the text.
For Whom the Bell Tolls:-
For Hemingway, point of view is important. ‘For Whom Bell Tolls’ presents the narrative through an omniscient point of view that continually shifts back and forth between the characters. In this way, Hemingway can effectively chronicle the effect of the war on the men and women involved. The narrator shifts from Anselmo’s struggles in the snow during his watch to Pilar’s story about Pablo’s execution of Fascists and El Sordo’s lonely death to help readers more clearly visualize their experiences.
Hemingway’s Characterization:-
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Jake Barnes:-
The narrator and protagonist of the novel. Jake is an American veteran of World War I working as a journalist in Paris, where he and his friends engage in an endless round of drinking and parties.
Lady Brett Ashley:-
A beautiful British socialite who drinks heavily.
Robert Cohn:-
A wealthy American writer living in Paris.
Bill Gorton:-
Like Jake, a heavy-drinking war veteran, though not an expatriate.
Mike Campbell:-
A constantly drunk, bankrupt Scottish war veteran.
Pedro Romero:-
A beautiful, nineteen-year-old bullfighter.
Montoya:-
The owner of a Pamplona inn and a bullfighting expert.
Frances Clyne:-
Cohn’s girlfriend at the beginning of the novel.
Count Mippipopolous:-
A wealthy Greek count and a veteran of seven wars and four revolutions.
Wilson-Harris:-
A British war veteran whom Jake and Bill befriend while fishing in Spain.
Georgette
A beautiful but somewhat thick-witted prostitute whom Jake picks up and takes to dinner.
Belmonte:-
A bullfighter who fights on the same day as Pedro Romero.
Harvyy stone:-
A drunken expatriate gambler who is perpetually out of money. Harvey is intelligent and well read.
For Whom the Bell Tolls:-
Robert Jordan:- An American college instructor of Spanish, fighting as a demolition expert with the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War.
Pablo:- Leader of the guerilla band whose aid Jordan enlists in the destruction of a bridge.
Pilar:- Pablo's mujer, who has kept the band together in spite of the fact that Pablo has "gone bad."
Maria:- A young girl whom the guerillas have rescued from enemy captivity and who falls in love with Jordan.
Anselmo:- An old man, one of the few members of Pablo's band whom Jordan trusts.
General Golz:- A Russian officer, one of the many military "observers" sent to aid the Spanish communists in the war, who is directing the forthcoming attack.
Kashkin:- Another Russian, Jordan's predecessor as demolition man with Pablo's band. He is dead when the book opens.
El Sordo The leader of another guerilla band which is hiding out in the vicinity of Pablo's cave.
Joaquin:- A young boy, member of El Sordo's band.
Eladio, Agustin, Andres, Primitivo, Fernando, and Rafael Members of Pablo's band.
His Point of View:-
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The Sun Also Rises is told from a first person point of view by narrator and protagonist Jake Barnes. This is particularly important because the book is based on real experiences and people, with Hemingway basing the character of Jake on himself.
The Sun Also Rises is not specifically about those celebrated artists, it provides a vivid snapshot of the “Roaring Twenties” as well as any other fictional work of literature—that is not called The Great Gatsby. Among the innovations that both Hemingway and Fitzgerald introduced to literature is narration from the main characters point of view. Once that stance is taken, the reader may not always be certain whether the narrator is reliable. Both Fitzgerald and Hemingway milked those uncertainties to the fullest possible literary effects.
For Whom the Bell Tolls:-
The narrative is written in a detached, journalistic style that focuses on what the characters can see, hear, or smell. This description is often restricted to what Robert Jordan can see or hear. On a few occasions, most notably when introducing Pablo confiding to his horse and introducing Karkov’s rescue of Andrés and Gomez in prison, the narrator comments on the unfolding action.
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