This short story reflects the ways in which Ernest Hemingway presents only the "tip of the iceberg" and the impact of the story lies beneath the surface, left to the imagination of the reader. It seems remarkably clear that Hemingway was determined, in this writing, to demonstrate an alternative way of thinking that reflected his own alternative attitudes regarding the status quo.

This story was published in 1927 by Hemingway and for that time period it seems very risque and contains a heavy sexual undertone. The use of the word 'come' is frequent throughout the story along with big and synonyms of hard. Also, many of t

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Approximate Word count = 456
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)