Realism In Ernest Hemingway's The Snow Of Kiliman

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In the work of Earnest Hemingway, “The Snow of Kilimanjaro” romanticism was sedimented throughout; as Harry and his wife had endured the harsh winter conditions of nature during their little adventure to Africa. In the beginning they were enjoying the trip and taking nice pictures like common people; while taking a photograph, Harry managed to cut his leg on a thorn. He made a decision not to treat the cut, a decision he would soon regret as gangrene began to grow on the cut. While driving their truck had broken down, they began looking for anything that could increase their chances of survival. The couple, unfortunately, found no help; they were all alone and defenseless against the cold elements of Kilimanjaro. It did not take long for Harry to lose hope in survival; he slowly stopped wanting to press on through the obstacles. “The gangrene started in his right leg he had no pain and with the pain the horror had …show more content…

There was nothing that was supernatural about these situations; they are possible predicaments that would challenge anybody to their limits. The characters in Ernest Hemmingway’s “The Snow of Kilimanjaro” were clearly caught up in the idea that life is too hard, or only they experience problems in life. Harry is looking for sympathy, but after a while, his wife had had enough and gave very little to go along with his games. According to Frank Norris, “This is Realism. It is the smaller details of everyday life, things that are likely to happen between lunch and supper, small passions, restricted, emotions, dramas of the reception-room, tragedies of an afternoon call, crises involving cups of tea.” (557) (Norris) Realism is said to be in charge of entertaining the readers; it contains information that would connect with the people on the topic of their normal

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