American Literature DB 5

Respond to each of the following prompts. Both responses should contain approximately 75-150 words.

A. Hemingway had heard about the frozen carcass of a leopard on Mount Kilimanjaro from a former safari guide. Why did he begin his story with that information? Does it relate in any way to the hyena that comes near the camp, or does it relate to the plane trip that Harry imagined?

B. What do you think of Hemingway’s “iceberg style”, and how do you think it exemplifies Modernist literature in America?

C. What is the role of women in “A Rose for Emily”? What is the significance of the gray hair at the end