It
is always the opening sentences that set the style of well written literature. In this case, the
opening sentences include the narration and dialogue as in this excerpt from the opening
narration and dialogue:
The two waiters inside the cafe
knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he
became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept watch on
him.
"Last week he tried to commit suicide," one waiter
said.
"Why?"
"He was in despair."
The distinctivetechniques here are Hemingway's
trademarks found in all his major works. The story is written in the style of
minimalism in which...
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