1. Describe the main characters: a) Marjorie b) Nick 2. Describe the town where the story takes place and explain whether or not you’d like to live there. 3. Assess Marjorie and Nick’s relationship. 4. At the end of the story, do you think Nick is cruel and selfish OR is he honest and kind? Explain your answer with evidence. 5. How does this story compare with breakups you have seen in the movies and in other stories? How is it similar and how is it different? The End of Something”, Periods 1/2
“The End of Something”, Periods 1/2. 1. Describe the main characters: Marjorie Nick 2. Describe the town where the story takes place and explain whether or not you’d like to live there. 3. Assess Marjorie and Nick’s relationship. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
1. Describe the main characters:a) Marjorieb) Nick
2. Describe the town where the story takes place and explain whether or not you’d like to live there.
3. Assess Marjorie and Nick’s relationship.
4. At the end of the story, do you think Nick is cruel and selfish OR is he honest and kind? Explain your answer with evidence.
5. How does this story compare with breakups you have seen in the movies and in other stories? How is it similar and how is it different?
“The End of Something”, Periods 1/2
Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms
The following slides show photographs of Ernest Hemingway and his family.
For each picture, write down your initial impression of what this picture says about him, his background, his family life, etc.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…
Young Hemingway, 1905
Lake Michigan, 1916
School Work - D
Graduation from High School, 1917
World War I Ambulance Driver
Bullfighting in Pamplona, Spain - 1924
Portrait, 1928
Hemingway Cartoon, 1933
Safari, 1934
Hemingway with Colonel Charles Lanham, 1944
Second African Safari, 1953-54
Writing during Safari, 1953
Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature, 1954
60th Birthday, 1959
How did Hemingway’s first job influence his writing style?
Describe the difference between Hemingway’s writing and other authors of his time.
What two jobs did Hemingway have while serving in the military during WWI and WWII?
Describe Hemingway’s relationship patterns.
What challenges did Hemingway face in later life?
Mini Bio Questions
How is Hemingway described by those who knew him?
Do you think Hemingway was “insecure”? Why or why not?
Macho Man – Discussion Questions
How did the Mayo Clinic treat Hemingway’s depression?
How did Hemingway die?
Hemingway Death - questions
Relationships
1
2
3 4
5
View from Paris Apartment, 1922
Ezra Pound
“…the man I liked and trusted most as a critic”
• Distrust adjectives• Compress words and
use precise images
F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Recommended Hemingway to his publisher
• Author of The Great Gatsby
Sentences and vocabulary are simple Different from flowery writing
style of the past.
Full of sensory details presented as facts Similar to how a newspaper
presents facts in a story.
Hemingway’s Style
Writing style reflects changing states of mind of characters. Example: stream of consciousness, character’s
drunkennessLong, flowing sentencesRhythm and repetition
Effective use of understatement to help reader understand atmosphere of war and feelings of characters