English 1027F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Narration, Man Man, Iceberg Theory
6 Mar 2015
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Setting train station with bar in ebro (spain) American and girl at bar waiting for a train to madrid. As if we"re merely a camera, know nothing but the outward surface. Diction simple, monosyllabic, everyday language devoid of ornament. Syntax short, simple sentences; few dependent clauses; few qualifiers; straightforward. Atmosphere draw more attention to the characters rather than setting. Hazy not a lot of details to give reader goof eel for what is going on. Train comes and leaves in two more minutes pg. 336 tells about problem of time in the story, the temporality something needs to be decided. World of the common world reduced to waiting fro trins. Hemmingway"s style = iceberg theory 3/10 above water, 7/10 below the water a lot of things are buried. Story is missing adjectives and description, intro of plot or subject, excitement, emotion. No real plot not a story about narrative narrative feels cool and distant.
