Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory in “Hills Like White Elephants” "If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water." Ernest Hemingway “Iceberg Theory” sounds so mysterious and intriguing when pronounced. This particular style of writing has encountered great response from the readers, due to its realistic approach to story telling. Ernest Hemingway is one of the leading representatives of this theory, which he has employed in many of his works. Short story “Hills Like White Elephants” holds a notable place in Hemingway's work and is one of my personal favorites. The story employs the “Iceberg Theory” which keeps the reader on the edge throughout of the story. “Iceberg Theory” has gotten its name from the real life comparison with the iceberg, which has only a tiny portion of its size above the water, while most of it is under. One might wonder what is the connection of this with the literary works. “Iceberg Theory” tends to present only few details to the reader, therefore making the reader involved in figuring out the plot and the point of the story. “Hills Like White Elephants” is told by an observer, to be more precise, the narrator is a neutral person who has accidentally caught the conversation between the two people. The narrator himself does not have any impact on the plot and the story in general. If I were to imagine the narrator, the most accurate description of him would be a camera.
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