Title
A Reverence for Untrendy Human Troubles: David Foster Wallace’s "Good People," Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants," and American Minimalist Narration
Document Type
Article
Annotation
On Wallace’s complex relationship with minimalism, a mode he both adopted and rejected. Clark addresses the author’s regard for Hemingway’s In Our Time, noting thematic and stylistic similarities between Wallace’s “Incarnations of Burned Children” and “Indian Camp.” In his expanded discussion of “Hills Like White Elephants” and “Good People,” Clark explores their shared plot elements and stylistic reliance on repetition, imagery, and omission but also points out differences, such as Wallace’s inclusion of subjective narration, empathetic characters, and moral reasoning.
Published in
Amerikastudien/American Studies
Volume
62
Issue
3
Date
2017
Pages
397-412
Citation
Clark, Robert C. “A Reverence for Untrendy Human Troubles: David Foster Wallace’s ‘Good People,’ Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Hills Like White Elephants,’ and American Minimalist Narration.” Amerikastudien/American Studies (Heidelberg) 62, no. 3 (2017): 397-412.