“The Iceberg Theory” in Ernest Hemingway’s Literary Creativity

Abstract

Ernest Hemingway is one of the most famous American writers widely known for his unique style and writing techniques. Primarily, “The Iceberg Theory” is widely used by the author in his works. “The Iceberg Theory” is a new style in American literature at the beginning of XXth century. Thanks to Hemingway’s literary creativity that many writers learned how to use this style afterwards too. E.Hemingway suggested that a writer must not tell anything to the reader, he all the time must remain mysteriously. In this article we discussed and analysed his theory of omission which is used in his novels and stories.