Steinbeck and Hemingway

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The paper presents a comparison between two short stories, Steinbeck's "Chrysanthemums," and Hemingway's "A Cat in the Rain." The paper examines both stories through elements of literature; the narrator, characterization, plot, setting and symbolism. The paper discusses how these elements further the point of the work as a whole and the author in general.

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"John Steinbeck and Ernest Hemingway are generally considered to be among the best American writers of historical note. Certainly in reading and studying their work one can come to a better understanding of the writing craft as a whole. Here we will examine how the two writers use such elements of literature as point of view, narration, symbolism and setting in creating their work."

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