The Implication of Light and Shadow in Hemingway’s Works

Abstract Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature. His economical style had a strong influence on the 20th _century fiction. Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration” in 1954. When we talk about Hemingway, the term of “Iceberg Theory” will come into our mind immediately. Because of the writing style of Hemingway, it is important for us to know the implications of imagery when we read the works of Hemingway. In his works, light and shadow images are mentioned repeatedly. It can not be denied that light and shadow are important in Hemingway’s writings. However, the use of light and shadow in Hemingway’s works has been little dealt with. This paper focuses on the study of implication of light and shadow in Hemingway’s works. Sometimes the shadow refers to darkness in this paper. The purpose of this study is to identify the light and shadow images, to find out their implications and to evaluate their importance in Hemingway’s major fictions and their significance to Hemingway himself. Through this research, we try to make clear the implication of light and shadow in Hemingway’s works. This will effectively help Chinese English learners get deeper understanding of Hemingway’s literary writings. We also try to help English learners to set up the concept of imagery and try their best to find out the implication of images in other literary works.

Keywords: Hemingway; novels; imagery; light; shadow; darkness

海明威作品中光与影的含义

摘  要欧内斯特·米勒尔·海明威，美国作家和记者。他的很多作品都成为美国文学的经典之作。他简洁的写作风格对20世纪的小说创作有着巨大的影响。在1954年，海明威获得诺贝尔文学奖，他精通叙事艺术。当我们提到海明威时，冰山理论随即出现在脑海中。正因为冰山原则的运用，在阅读海明威作品时去了解其意象的含义显得尤为重要。在他的作品中，光与影的意象反复被提及。不可否认光与影在海明威写作中的重要作用。然而，对此的研究却少之又少。本文将关注海明威作品中光与影的含义。本文中出现的影有时与暗所指相同。本文的目的是确认海明威作品中光与影的意象，阐述光与影的含义并评价光与影意象对海明威及其作品的重要性。通过本文的研究，我们试图明确海明威作品中光与影的意义。这将有效帮助中国的英语学习者深刻理解海明威的文学著作。我们也希望帮助英语学习者树立意象的概念，使他们同样能够尽其所能理解其他文学作品中意象的含义。71629

毕业论文关键词：海明威；小说；意象；光；影

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 The Background of the Study 1

1.2 The Significance of the Study 1

1.3 The Organization of the Paper 2

Chapter 2 Hemingway’s Attitude towards Light and Shadow 3

2.1 A Time of Fear 3

2.2 A Time of Loneliness 3

2.3 A Time of Pleasantness 3

Chapter 3 The Implication of Light and Shadow in Hemingway’s Works 5

3.1 The Light of Nature 5

3.2 The Light of Spirit 6

3.3 The Shadow of Life 7

3.4 The Weaving of Light and Shadow