1. A short story
by Ernest Hemingway

2. 
 In Chicago, Illinois
Where does the story take place?
 In the „20s
 During Prohibition

3. 
What about the plot?
?
 Two hit men
 Are going to kill
 Ole Anderson
 UNKNOWN
REASON

4. 
Historical Context
 Al Capone ruled Chicago
 Anderson killed by gangsters
 Italians exported «mafia» in US

5. 
Minimalist Style
 Ordinary subject matter
 Effaced authorial presence
 Passive and affectless protagonist
 Very little plot
 Emotionally restrained writing style

6. 
Featured Themes
Lost Generation Chaos Masculinity

7. 
Short story‟s facts
 Hemingway earned only 200$
 Originally titled “The Matadors”
 Inspired hundreds of movies

8. 
“Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he
lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.”
- Ernest Hemingway

9. 
Classe VB Liceo Scientifico «M. Curie»
I.I.S.S. «Galileo Galilei» Monopoli
A.S. 2012-2013
Antonio Marchese