As with most
of Hemingway's work, there is much indirectand plot progression in his story "." This
operates on what Hemingway callsand what many critics callthe Iceberg Theory; the idea is that
the majority of the significance and meaning of a story is hidden, much like an iceberg,
underneath the surface.
The characters are active
throughout the story, but they are seemingly static. Hemingway sort of straddles the line
between nothingness and significant action. After discussing seemingly trivial things, such as
the hills looking like elephants, and the name of the drink they're trying, the girl
says:
"I wanted to try this new drink: That's all we
do, isn't itlook at things and try new drinks?"
They are, in a sense, static, because of the great unimportance of their dialogue. Of course,
this quickly changes, and Hemingway unloads a heavy plot point upon the reader. Through
discretion and indirect speech, it is revealed that the couple plan...
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