The Moon Also Rises

If Hemingway’s writing style had to be explained in one word, I would say it is simplistic. Hemingway’s style is unique in that he is able to draw emotion from his audience without being overly elaborate.  In order to be straightforward yet detailed, Hemingway uses imagery and dialogue between his characters.  Imagery is prevalent throughout the novel when the author depicts the natural world with color. For example, Hemingway describes the white roads and the green fields of Burguete. Paris is described as dimly lit whereas Burguete is described with colors that are bright. The bullfights in Spain bring out happiness and excitement, which is shown through the rich imagery where Hemingway depicts a luminous setting. The dialogue between characters in The Sun Also Rises also provides detailed descriptions of situations and of characters to enhance the plot without rambling.

It was a normal week at Lake Mary Prep, except for the fact that the hallways were decked out with multicolored streamers, fake green plants, millions of balloons, posters, and many other artistic materials that seemed to transform the school into something that combined a jungle, sea, fire, and a party. Each day the students were dressed up as something unordinary and exaggerated. The first day was generation’s day; it was hard to recognize some of the seniors that looked wrinkly and grey and the freshmen that looked like they had gone back 10 years in their life.

Marcus Grey walked slowly into AP Calculus with much reliance on his cane exclaiming, “Hello, young lady! How was your weekend?”

“It was good, except the fact that I left almost all of The Sun Also Rises to complete over the weekend”, I replied.

“Oh, yes! Back in my day, the age of the baby-boomers, I had to read that piece myself! Ernest isn’t half as bad as people make him out to be, in fact, he’s kind of a witty fellow,” Marcus said with a smile.

It was hard to take Marcus seriously throughout the entire conversation with his scraggly mustache, spray-painted metallic eyebrows, and his wig that couldn’t look more unrealistic if he tried. During math class I would find myself laughing when all Marcus would do is answer a question about derivatives or tangent lines. 

Disney character day on Thursday was anticipated by almost everyone, especially for the juniors who didn’t quite know how to dress up in order to look like they are in a mid-life crisis on Tuesday. I was especially excited to dress up as a character from one of my all time favorite movies, Toy Story. Nina would play the part of Jessie perfectly with her long braids, red cowgirl hat, and brown boots. I’ll be going to infinity and beyond all day with my Buzz Light-year themed shirt and inflatable wings. Some may find themselves getting annoyed with Nina and me when they are trying to focus on something and we are obnoxiously singing “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” from the movie sound track.