The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories Review

The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories

Ernest Hemingway is a master of a short-story writing who vividly depicts the struggle of men for existence . The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories ' depict deep psychological experience of a man and the impact of nature on human beings . Hemingway pays a special attention to settings in the story and s which reflect inner psychological state of the characters , help readers grasp the idea follow plot development and conflict resolution of the story . Thesis Hemingway uses s as the main technique which shapes the

story and reflects characters development through emotional tension and flashbacks

The main character is a writer , Harry , who has scratched on the leg by a thorn . The main problem is that he did not apply iodine and his leg has been infected by gangrene . Helen , a wife of the writer , does everything possible to support and help her husband to survive . Creating two opposite characters , Hemingway describes human feelings and relations between the spouses . Harry despises himself for betraying himself as an artist and takes his self-hatred out on his wife , a cruelty that makes him hate himself even more . He alternates between reviling Helen and placating her with dishonest apologies (Tyler , 2001 : 99 . The story beings with a talk between Harry and his wife which helps Hemingway introduce the heroes

Through vivid s of sufferings and doubt of Harry Hemingway directs readers through the story . Critics (Tyler 2001 ) admit that the story 's form is unusual , for Hemingway incorporates within the story Harry 's flashbacks to the experiences he wanted to use as raw material for his writing (98 . The short story presents a unique vision of death and transition period between life and death which is painless . Stillness supports the theme of death that is always connected with motionlessness and quietness . Death came with a rush .of a sudden evil-smelling emptiness .that the hyena slipped lightly on the edge of it (Hemingway , 1995 : 15 . Vivid s create emotional tension and heat the atmosphere of the story predicting the outcomes . For instance , hyena is always associated with death and described as strange , human , almost crying sound (Hemingway 1995 : 27

Nature is used by Hemingway to describe deep personal feelings and life experience of a human , and reflect their evolution . Hemingway depicts the desert as a powerful creature who is able to control humans . The desert is so beautiful and changeable , but also threatening and dangerous . Pleasures and pains Harry experiences in Africa have much in common with his life and morals . The beauty of nature is in contrast with the inner dispirited state of Harry . With the help of this metaphor , Hemingway depicts pictures which reflect his interpretation of nature . To compare the nature with a human being is the perfect way to appeal to a reader 's emotions and imagination . On the other hand Harry and Helen see Africa purely in terms of its usefulness to them As in so much American and British literature written...