A Comparative and Contrastive Analysis of Fitzgerald’s and Hemingway’s Writing style.doc

菲茨杰拉德与海明威写作风格的对比分析A Comparative and Contrastive Analysis of Fitzgeralds and Hemingways Writing StyleContentsAbstract1Key Words.1I. Introduction.11.1 The Background of Fitzgerald and His Main Works11.1.1 A brief Introduction to Fitzgerald11.1.2 Major writings of Fitzgerald.21.2 The Background of Hemingway and His Main Works. 3II. The Similarities between Them.42.1 Their Works Are the Mirror of the Social Situation of That Age.42.2 Their Works Are All Influenced by World War I.52.3 Their Works Are All Influenced by the Alcohol.6III. The Differences between Them.63.1 Fitzgeralds Writing Style.63.1.1 His Works Are Always Described between Fact and Fiction.63.1.2 His Works Are Always Portrayed with Romantic Stories.73.2 Hemingways Writing Style.83.2.1 Simple.83.2.2 Narrative.93.2.3 Dialogue.93.2.4 “Iceberg principle”.103.2.5 A Simple Conclusion of His Writing Style.11IV. Conclusion.11References.12A Comparative and Contrastive Analysis of Fitzgeralds and Hemingways Writing Style摘要: 这篇文章分析了菲茨杰拉德与海明威写作风格的相同点与不同点. 这两位作家有他们各自独特的写作风格.他们的生活不仅影响了他们的作品而且也影响了整个文坛. 菲茨杰拉德的写作风格主要有两个特点,一是他的作品大都介于现实与小说之间;另一个特点是他的作品通常以爱情故事为主要情节.而海明威主要有四个独特风格,一是简练,二是运用叙述,三是对话,四是“冰山原则”.他们写作风格的相同点在于他们的作品都是影射当时时代背景的镜子,并且他们的作品都受战争与酒精的影响.关键词: 爱情故事; 冰山原则; 战争; 酒精Abstract: This article analyzes the differences and similarities between Fitzgeralds and Hemingways writing style. Both of them have their own personal style of writing and each one of the lives has influenced what they write about to even the way they each portray their literature. For Fitzgerald, there are two main features of his writing style. One is his works are always described between fact and fiction, the other one is his works are always portrayed with romantic stories. On the other hand, Hemingway has four main features. They are simple, narrative, dialogue and “ice berg principle”. Their similarities are their works are the mirror of the social situation of that age; their works are all influenced by World War I; their works are all influenced by the alcohol.Key words: romantic stories; “iceberg principle”; war; alcohol I. Introduction 1.1 The background of Fitzgerald and his main works1.1.1 A brief Introduction to Fitzgerald Fitzgerald was born on September 29, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. Fitzgerald entered St. Paul Academy when he was a boy, and started to write for the school newspaper when he was thirteen. During 1911-1913, he attended the Newman School, a Catholic Prep School in New Jersey. There, he met Father Sigourney Fay, who encouraged him to pursue his ambitions and to achieve personal success and distinction. Afterwards, he entered Princeton University, where he grew on his writing abilities by writing for school media. However, he neglected his studies and was put on academic probation.In 1917, Fitzgerald joined the army to fight in World War I. In June of 1918, he was assigned to Camp Sheridan in Alabama. There, he fell in love with Zelda Sayre. After being turned down during a marriage proposal due to his lack of success, Fitzgerald returned to St. Paul to begin work on his novel, This Side of Paradise. His novel was published in March of 1920, and he instantly became a success. He had gained the kind of success and wealth that he had desired for so long, and in a short time, he and Zelda married in New York. He moved to an apartment in New York City where he wrote his second novel, The Beautiful and the Damned. Then he began his literary life. 1.1.2 Major writings of Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise (1920, fiction ) Fitzgeralds breakout novel, and a classic of American literature, This Side of Paradise follows the formative years of Amory Blaine, his days at Princeton, and his entry into world war I Flappers and Philosophers (1921, fiction) Issued shortly after the publication of his first novel. This collection of short stories contains many of his most famous short stories. The Beautiful and Dammed (1922, fiction) Fitzgeralds second novel is the story of ambitious Anthony patch and his beautiful wife Gloria and the destruction of their lives as they fall under the influence of alcohol and great amidst the New York nightlife. The Great Gatsby (1925, fiction) Fitzgerald's most famous novel which is considered by many to be his best. Capturing the spirit of the twenties, which tells the story of the rise and fall of self-millionaire jay Gatsby All the sad young man (1926) Fitzgeralds most popular collection of short stories at the time of its release, this collection contains "Winter Dreams," a story Fitzgerald described as a first draft of the Gatsby idea, "Absolution," and "The Rich Boy," the most popular of the stories in the collection. Tender Is The Night (1933, fiction ) Not well received at the time it was fist issued, this story of the demise of a brilliant psychiatrist, pick diver, and Nicole, who is both his wife and patient, is now considered to be one of his best novels.