Influence of Newspaper Work on the Writing Style of Ernest Hemingway

Influence of Newspaper Work on the indite Style of Ernest HemingwayHemingways first introduction to newspaper work came the right way after he graduated high school in 1917. His parents expect him to go to college, but instead he accepted a task that his uncle arranged for him as a cub reporter for the Kansas City fighter. It was at the Star that Hemingway learned many of the rules that would shape his writing style ulterior 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 phone line 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 nearly a year living at home with his parents pip of his insurance money. In early 1920, however, he moved to Toronto to accept a position writing for t he Toronto Star Weekly. He continued to write for the Toronto Star Weekly even after he moved to Chicago in...