Ernest Hemingway has become a master, a classic and an inspiration of a writer. Throughout his short stories and novels, he demonstrates a terse, laconic style of writing. I find his way of writing quite beautiful. Like most fans of his writing, I appreciate the tone of simplicity, the easiness his words provide. I believe Hemingway wrote for the reader, he wrote for anyone to be able to understand, but for the reader to find meaning. He often left his themes up to the reader's interpretation. How much could a person read into his stories? His mode of writing is always intriguing, according to a biographer , Hemingway learned to "How to tell nothing but the truth in a way that allowed for telling more than the truth."
However, leaving things to interpretation might be seen for a negative side to some readers. Hemingway's "ice berg" effect leaves readers unsure of what his purpose was. For example in "The Hills look like white elephants", I didn't conclude the lady was pregnant and debating an abortion. This " reading between the lines" required more research, which might take away from the beauty of his short stories. Leaving things off to individual conclusion can take away from the stories essence and meaning, since one doesn't fully absorb the purpose of some of his works.
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