Essay Question: Modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, and Kate Chopin were reacting to an increasingly complex and changing world; there was a sense that “new ideas needed to be expressed in new ways,” and often their stories were told in “…very gritty or realistic ways” (Kirszner&Mandell 126-127). How do Hemingway, and Chopin’s essays show us a changing world? Hint: what are the “new things” they write about, or what is being communicated in a very “gritty, realistic way”? What kinds of changes are they suggesting? You must generously cite from the primary sources, as well as selectively cite critical readings per author and you must include a works cited page.
Primary sources: “Hills like White Elephants” by Hemingway, and “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
