{"id":35822,"date":"2024-10-23T23:42:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T23:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/an-analysis-of-ernest-hemingways-hills-like-white-elephants-focusing-on-how-the-setting-point-of-view-characterization-and-plot-structure-work-together-to-highlight-themes-of-communicati\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T23:42:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T23:42:47","slug":"an-analysis-of-ernest-hemingways-hills-like-white-elephants-focusing-on-how-the-setting-point-of-view-characterization-and-plot-structure-work-together-to-highlight-themes-of-communicati","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/an-analysis-of-ernest-hemingways-hills-like-white-elephants-focusing-on-how-the-setting-point-of-view-characterization-and-plot-structure-work-together-to-highlight-themes-of-communicati\/","title":{"rendered":"An analysis of Ernest Hemingway\u2019s &#8216;Hills Like White Elephants&#8217; focusing on how the setting, point of view, characterization, and plot structure work together to highlight themes of communication, choice, and relational conflict."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">write a literary analysis of a story you\u2019ve chosen, focusing on specific elements using terminology from The Art of the Short Story textbook and the Elements of Fiction.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>1.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Choose a Story: \u201cHills Like White Elephants\u201d by Ernest Hemingway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>2.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Analyze the Following Elements:<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Setting: Describe the story\u2019s time period (contemporary or historical) and the physical location. Also, explain how much time passes within the story from start to end (the \u201cimaginary time\u201d).<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Point of View: Identify the story\u2019s narrator and the point of view (e.g., first-person, third-person). Discuss the narrator\u2019s reliability if it\u2019s a first-person narrative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Characterization: Determine if there\u2019s a protagonist (main character) and antagonist (opposing character or force). Identify which characters are well-developed (round) and which serve a specific function (flat). Mention any stereotypical or common characters (stock characters).<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Plot: Analyze the plot structure by identifying:<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Whether there is an exposition or if the story starts in medias res (in the middle of things).<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>The rising action and source of conflict.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>The climax or high point of tension.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>The falling action, if present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>\u2022<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Whether the ending is a closed or open denouement (resolved or unresolved), and if any character experiences a moment of realization (epiphany).<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>3.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Avoid Summarizing: Don\u2019t just retell the story. Focus on how these elements contribute to the overall meaning of the narrative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>4.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\t<\/span>Discuss how a character\u2019s motivations influence their actions within the story, or how their traits drive the plot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>write a literary analysis of a story you\u2019ve chosen, focusing on specific elements using terminology from The Art of the Short Story textbook and the Elements of Fiction.&nbsp; 1. Choose a Story: \u201cHills Like White Elephants\u201d by Ernest Hemingway. 2. Analyze the Following Elements: \u2022 Setting: Describe the story\u2019s time period (contemporary or historical) and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[14],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/35822"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/35822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=35822"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=35822"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=35822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}