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A 10 page paper which examines compares and contrasts Ernest Hemingway's story, 'The Snows of the Kilimanjaro,' with the Stephen Crane story, 'The Open Boat,' specifically considering the elements of setting, plot, characterizations, themes, style, symbolism, conflict, tone, atmosphere, and point of view of each. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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product of the twentieth century -- both authors had a great deal in common. Both Crane and Hemingway wrote about war, with Crane considering the Civil War and Hemingway
chronicling firsthand horrors he had experienced in World War I. Both were foreign correspondents who had survived threats to their survival posed by nature and their fellow man.
While Hemingways wartime experiences left him with a romantic notion of heroes during these defining moments, Crane possessed a growing cynicism, and blamed writers for perpetuating these ideas which he
believed had little basis in reality. Each man was successful in presenting his unflinching view of reality through the power of language, memorable characterizations, and textured story-telling which reflected
their journalistic roots. The stories which best represent the men themselves and their artistry are Hemingways story, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and Cranes tale, "The Open Boat." They
will be examined in terms of setting, plot, characterizations, themes, style, symbolism, conflict, tone, atmosphere, and point of view. I. The Snows of Kilimanjaro The title of "The Snows
of Kilimanjaro" is deceptive, for the setting is not a snow-capped mountain, but the sultry, bug-infested jungles of Africa. The plot involves a chief protagonist, Harry, who has become
injured while enjoying an African hunting adventure with his wife, Helen. The primary theme is death, and how man often puts off pursuing his hopes and dreams for that
distant tomorrow, only to be filled with the regret of what might have been when he realizes there will be no more tomorrows. The primary theme is also reinforced
by the secondary theme of corruption and how society and the vices of man can undermine creativity. Harry is the chief protagonist and the focal point of the action,
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