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Hemingway and the Iceberg Theory — Homework
Reread "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" before answering.
- 1.Explain Hemingway's "iceberg theory" in your own words.
- 2.How does the story's brief, restrained mention of the old man's recent despair demonstrate the iceberg theory in practice?
- 3.Name what light and darkness each symbolize in this story.
- 4.What does the older waiter's argument to let the old man stay reveal about the older waiter himself?
- 5.In five or more sentences, explain why leaving most of a story's emotional meaning unstated can make it more powerful rather than less clear.
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