A Reverence for Untrendy Human Troubles: David Foster Wallace s "Good People," Ernest Hemingway s "Hills Like White Elephants," and American Minimalist Narration

Journal article

Robert C. Clark

Amerikastudien/American Studies, Vol.62(3), pp.397-412

2017

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Title: A Reverence for Untrendy Human Troubles: David Foster Wallace s "Good People," Ernest Hemingway s "Hills Like White Elephants," and American Minimalist Narration
Author/Creator: Robert C. Clark
Publication Details: Amerikastudien/American Studies, Vol.62(3), pp.397-412
Annotation: On Wallace s complex relationship with minimalism, a mode he both adopted and rejected. Clark addresses the author s regard for Hemingway s In Our Time, noting thematic and stylistic similarities between Wallace s Incarnations of Burned Children and Indian Camp. In his expanded discussion of Hills Like White Elephants and Good People, Clark explores their shared plot elements and stylistic reliance on repetition, imagery, and omission but also points out differences, such as Wallace s inclusion of subjective narration, empathetic characters, and moral reasoning.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015131514203691