《白象似的群山》和“Out Of Season”,"Cat In The Rain"等短篇一样，是海明威践行"omission"写作理论的名篇。“omission”理论的核心之一就是“Show, don’t tell.”这个概念最初源自于契诃夫:"Don't tell me th...

"Cat In The Rain" is a story about a wife on the brink of a breakdown. The first line of the story, "There were only two Americans stopping ...

Before close reading and analyzing the text of "Out of Season," there’s one thing worth noticing: there are two versions of "Out of Season."...

In "Soldier’s Home", the protagonist, Krebs, returned to his hometown from war lagging years behind others. When he arrived, the enthusiasti...

The mechanics of conversation are neatly deployed like a sophisticated set of gears, and these mundane lines reveal a lot about what the cha…