Monday, February 1, 2010

SAC Paragraph - Up In Michigan - Hemingway

"She liked it the way the hair was black on his arms and how white they were above the tanned line."
Using short, descriptive sentences, Hemingway creates the impression that Liz has dangerously obsessive feelings for Jim. Liz is attracted to Jim's physical features, "how white his teeth were," how he "washed", how he "looked." These observations show that Liz's crush on Jim is purely based on appearance. This alludes to her ignorance of relationships (as revealed later in the story). Without the knowledge of Jim's point of view, the reader takes pity on Liz's delusional idea of love, or what Liz refers to as what "made her feel funny."
 
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