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

Contents

Abstract

摘  要

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-8

Chapter 4 Conclusion-10

References-11