Hey Excel 05-06! Just postin’ a blog… well I guess I will write about my thoughts on Hemmingway. This guy really knew how to write… he was a jerk. I mean he had like 5 wives for peat sake! I think he was really full of himself, but wouldn’t you if you were famous by 25?!? I really like the story “The Cat in the Rain” because there is sooo much under the surface. Like I said in class, I think that the cat represented what she had lost, a miss carriage, and when the bell hop gets it to her, it means that she has another chance at having a baby.
Thanks guys,
Dayna
"After a hard day's work diggin' up the sod, we're ready for chow."
Saturday, December 10, 2005
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Hey Guys! I would have to say that I don't see what the big deal about Hemmingway is. I disagree with Dayna when she says he's a good writer. I don't like his stories at all. I agree with Dayna though when she said that there was a lot under the surface. I think that might be the reason why I don't like his stories. It's hard for me to understand what he's trying to get at when so many details are "under the surface"
Hey. I disagree with Dayna I don't find Hemingway's stories intersting at all. I don't like how most of the story is under the surface. The reason i do not like that is because sometimes its hard to understand the stories. Also he doesn't grab my attention. When i read his sotires I catch my self off track and lost. I think i would appriciate the stories more if they were "over the surface" and not "under the surface."
Bob
Okay. I think I would agree with Dayna when she says that he is a good writer because he is a good writer. On the other hand I do agree with Maddie and Bob and how they don't like the stories. I don't like the fact that there is so much under the surface. All of Hemmingway's stories make you think as you read and personally, I don't like to think when I read; I like to be able to understand what I'm reading.
Michelle
Hey - I agree with Dayna that a lot of Hemingway's stories are under the surface. I had a different interpretation of Cat in the Rain, though. I thought that the cat represented the woman's wants/needs in life. As her husband could/would not provide for them, she looked to the concierge to do so, as he made it a point to attend to her every need. Therefore, I thought that he fulfilled the typical husband's role in the story better than her actual husband. It seemed like there may have even been some sort of relationship between the woman and the concierge. It is hard to "correctly" interpret the stories, though, as so much is left for the reader to figure out.
-Ellie
So, I definetly would agree with maddie and bob about hating the "under the surface" thing. I thought that Hemingway's stories were absolutly pointless, because at the end of every story I would be extremely confused and think to myself "what the heck?!" I would have to read a story a billion times in order to "pull the iceburg out from under the surface." Hemingway's writings do not interest me at all.
I'm going to have to disagree with Dayna. Hemmingway wrote stories that my 10 year old cousin wrote. Sentences like,"they had alot of fun", isn't worth reading. Sure the plots are interesting to me, but I just can't see why he's such a "good" writer.
Daniel
Hemmingway is a cool guy i bet. His stories don't interest me too much. I'm not the kind of guy that likes to dig deep to get a point. I need some reading that just states its point as easily as possible. But, there are some of his stories that I got a good meaning out of. Otherwise, his stories arn't up my alley. His writing styles are interesting, I'll give Dayna that but, this guy needs to pick some better topics to write about.
Thanks,
Mike
I think Hemingway's stories are so hard to understand. I hate the way he has short, choppy sentences and fragments, and I hate that he doesnt explain his stories. Too much of them are "under the iceberg". It seems to me that if he can be called a great writer, then everyone-even people who suck at writing- can be called great writers.
-deenagh
Heyy excellers and Sham...
I've gotta say, I do think Hemingway was a very talented writer. I personally like his writing style, and I understand why. I can definately see how a lot of people wouldn't like it; it can be hard to pull a meaning out of his stories for me too. The reason that I stayed interested in his stories though was because he left so much to the imagination. He creates situations and conflicts between people that are often deep and tense, but leaves out key peices of information. This forces the reader to imagine, and in turn become more deeply connected to the story. I personally admire Hemingway's writing style.
I am also going to have to agree with Dan. Hemingway writes stories that are structured very childish. I agree with Mike that he sounds like a boss in person though. But his stories took to much thinking to understand the actual plot. I like reading stories where I know what is going on the whole time. With these stories, I didn't understand the story until Mr. Wick explained what they meant. Especially the story "Hills like white Elephants", I didn't understand the whole white elephant thing until Mr. Wick explained that the white elephant symbolized an unwanted gift, such as the baby. Overall, Hemingway wrote in a style that wasen't very entertaining and was boring to read.
Thanks,
J Fish
Hey. I would have to say that in all, the Ernest Hemingway stories were rather fun to read because as alot of you have said dislike, I disagree and say finding out whats "under the surface" helps you get more into the story and try and find out whats he really trying to tell you. Other books we have read such as The Red Badge Of Courage are extremly boring in my opinion since everything is just given to you and there is no point in continuing to read on when you don't have to think and just read what is written. He seems like a very intense person and likes to write about heroics and big tough guys. Many of his stories appeal to me but some are rather mean and cruel such as many of his tales about killing lions and other predators in the outdoors, by taking pride in running them down in vehicles and shooting them. All in all, Ernest Hemingway is a good creative writer.
~Q
Guys and gals,
The one thing I think we've forgotten from the video that makes EH so important is that he was one of the first 20th Century writers to trim down his prose.
Those writers in the realist/ naturalist school wrote a profuse amount of words - long windy passages (think My Antonia ).
EH's writing was so influential becuase he was showing the way for other writers how to cut their writing down to its barest essentials. Plus, Hemingway, along with F. Scott Fitzgerald who we're reading next week, captured some of the sentiment of the time by talking about life felt worthless in light of all of the death and destruction of the Great War.
Yo. I agree with Dayna when she says that Hemmingway is a good writer. I like the way his sentences are short and to the point, and not something that you get tangled up in. Even though you have to decipher a lot of things in order to understand some of his writing, I think that the meanings can relate to anybody's life. On the other hand, there were many clues that you had to figure out that were hard to pick up in order to understand the "deeper meaning". For example, in "A Canary for One", there were many hints that you had to analyze in order to see the deeper meaning of the story. As of right now I still think that his stories are my favorite so far in the class.
-Paris
Hey. I think that Earnest Hemingway is a very interesting author. I think that his life was interesting, and despite him being kind of a jerk, so was his personality. I also think he was a good writer. I like that his stories don't tell you everything and that you have to figure some stuff out for yourself. However, it is annoying sometimes when you don't understand what the story is about or what is under the surface. I like the short sentences, too. Overly elaborate sentences aren't fun to read, but the short sentences tell the same amount of information without all of the fluff.
-Nick
hello classmates. I agree with everybody that says that Hemmingway is not that hot of a writer after all. I really don't see the significance in not completing the story. I think Dan put it best when he said his 10 year old cousin could have wrote these stories. I understand how he likes to make people think, although in order to make people think you have to get them interested in the story. These stories were boring with no plot and no catchy beginnings. These stories are more to be studied and tried to be understood, rather than read for enjoyment.
N-A-M
AJ
Hey... I agree with Dayna too! I really don't like the way Hemingway writes. I mean i understand how some people would like it because you can create your own story trying to find the deeper meaning. But for me, i don't really like finding the deeper meaning. It just ends up getting really confusing and it just doesn't make any sense. Hemingway had a really different way of writing, but I don't like it.
-Brit
Hi everyone! I also disagree with what Dayna said. I really don't like Hemmingway because it is extremely hard to understand a story when so much of it is "under the surface" and you have no idea what he is talking about. I always find myself really off track and by the time I am done reading I'm like, "What did I just read!" Even when I would keep reading the story over and over, I still just couldn't seem to understand Hemmingways points. I mean maybe it's just me but I really don't think that he is an interesting writer at all.
-Melissa
ok. as like 12 other people said, i also disagree with dayna. yeah his stories might be interesting, but its hard to find something interesting when your trying to figure out whats under the surface and what the story is actually trying to get at the entire time your reading it. i have to read the story over and over just to get what the plot is. hemmingway is very discriptive, but sometines too discriptive and just tries to hard, when theres really no need for it.
-emily
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