Influence of Newspaper Work on the Writing Style of Ernest Hemingway

Influence of Newspaper Work on the Writing Style of Ernest HemingwayHemingways first knowledgeableness to newspaper work came right after he graduated high school in 1917. His parents expected him to go to college, but instead he recognised a job that his uncle arranged for him as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. It was at the Star that Hemingway learned many of the rules that would shape his opus expression later in life. The Star advocated short sentences, active verbs and precision in Hemingways writing Hemingway said Those were the best rules I ever learned for the melody of writing. Ive never forgotten them. (www.lostgeneration.com) His time at the Star was cut short, however, when he joined the Red Cross and was shipped to Italy for the war. Upon returning from the war in January 1919, Hemingway spent approximately a year living at home with his parents off of his insurance money. In early 1920, however, he moved to Toronto to accept a position writing for the Toronto Star Weekly. He continued to write for the Toronto Star Weekly even after he moved to Chicago in...