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Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
We parked the cars beyond the brickyard. The ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. There were three doctors that I knew. I talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them.
Which best describes Hemingway's style of writing in the excerpt?
straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader
long-winded and offering far too much information to the reader
overly complicated, making it difficult to interpret and understand the text
effortless and uncomplicated, with little meaning for the reader to interpret
Answer:
Straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader best describes Hemingway's style.
Explanation:
This excerpt of Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is characterized by short and direct sentences, whose purpose is to give as much information as possible while economizing words. For instance, from "There were three doctors that I knew," we know that there are doctors in the stations, and that three of them are known to the speaker. Notice how he said that much with a very short sentence. The last sentence, even though longer, is also straightforward and dynamic. Notice that it isn't paused by commas or semicolons. It flows nonstop, providing readers with command-like information.
