摘 要

《士兵之家》是海明威的一部短篇小说。该小说主要讲述了男主人公克雷布斯在战争结束以后回到家乡，发现自己很难再适应家乡的生活。这篇文论文开头简要介绍了海明威以及他的这部小说，然后主要从用简洁的文字描绘场景和人物，戏剧式的对话和鲜明的形象，深刻的主题与客观的表达，丰富的情感与含蓄的表达四个方面研究《士兵之家》中冰山理论的体现，最终得出结论——海明威的冰山理论不仅影响了一代代的作家，还促进世界文学的进一步发展。

关键词：冰山理论；体现；《士兵之家》

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Demonstration.................................................................................................... 2

2.1 Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory............................................................................2

2.2 Iceberg Theory reflected in Soldier’s Home.....................................................3

2.2.1 Use of simple words to shape the scenes and character.................................3

2.2.2 The dramatic dialogues and vivid images............................................... ......4

2.2.3 The propound theme and objective expression..............................................6

2.2.4 The rich emotion and implicit expression......................................................7

1. Conclusion..........................................................................................................9

Works Cited ...10

Bibliography ...11

The “Iceberg Theory” Reflected in Ernest Hemingway’s Soldier’s Home

1. Introduction

Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961) is an American writer and journalist who is spoken highly of as one of the most famous novelists in the 20^th century. “He was one of the greatest naturalist writers. He dared to break through the tradition, create the new style and technique to meet the need of new theme” (Thorp 78). He is known as a representative of “the Lost Generation” in American history. In many of his works, he shows confusion and perplexity for life, the world and the society. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway produced various well-known works during his life, among which The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farewell to Arms (1929), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940)and The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1932) are best known to us.

Soldier’s Home is a novel set against the backdrop of the war. It tells of a story about the soldier Krebs who comes back to hometown very late after the war. He finds that people are no longer interested in topics about the war and if he wants to catch people’s attention, he has to lie. Then he becomes tired of lies. He is at a loss and finds it hard to adapt to the changes in his hometown. Desolated by people around him, he feels very lonely. Finally he decides to go out and get a job.

Hemingway’s “Iceberg Theory” has a significant influence on the development of twentieth-century fiction. As Carlos Baker writes, “Iceberg Theory” is “how to get the most from the least, how to prune language and avoid wasting motion, how to multiply intensities, and how to tell nothing but the truth in a way that allowed for telling more than the truth” (Baker 27). Hemingway’s distinctive writing style is characterized by understatement. Hemingway has supreme ability to use the simplest words to describe the complicated things, use basic words and short brief sentences to express specific meanings and use nouns and verbs to uncover the nature of things.

The critics overseas often focus on the Unyielding Hero in Hemingway’s works by analyzing the heroic images and their determination. They also research on the narrative techniques of Hemingway, among which “Iceberg Theory” is an element that is often studied.