For the three extra short stories we were required to read, I read "Hills like White Elephants", "The Sniper", and "The Return". My personal favorite was "The Sniper" because of the unexpected plot twist at the end. In Hills like White Elephants I noticed the element of alcohol and drinking. Many questions come to my mind about this. You see, the author refers to the female as a "girl" so is she of age to be drinking? Hemingway also refers to the male as a "man". This brings up another question, how are they related to each other? Are they together? Is she being held hostage? I also noticed that this story is very mysterious. Hemingway doesn't tell us everything. He doesn't explain who the two characters are or how they're related in any way. He does however explain the physical setting very well with descriptive details.
In "The Sniper" I noticed the suspense building as you read on. I also noticed how the author made the reader be more on the main character's side and made you want for him to win the battle. And in the end O'Flaherty made you feel grief because the other sniper ended up being his brother. I also noticed that O'Flaherty put a lot of physiological setting into the story. The mood was suspenseful and at the end there was a lot of emotion into the one last sentence. "Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into the his brother's face".
The Sniper: 30 minutes
Hills like White Elephants: 35 minutes
The Return: 30 minutes
My Fake Boyfriend: 60 minutes
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