Compare and Contrast William Faulkner to Ernest Hemingway

¶ … Faulkner and Hemingway: Comparison

William Faulkner (1897-1962) and Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) were contemporaries who chose to adopt writing style that was highly unique and totally different from many of other writers of their time. Both reached great heights of success and were awarded Nobel Prize for literature. Both Faulkner and Ernest were similar in many ways but there was something essentially different about their narration styles and the psychological influences, which their writings reflect. For example while Faulkner was totally obsessed with dark mysteries such as death and murder, Ernest created stories, which were closer to reality. That is the reason why latter received more appreciation for his work than Faulkner who was highly popular among those who enjoyed thrilling mysteries and dark adventures. But they were both totally original in their writing style and they are responsible for introducing unique powerful devices in literature. Ernest Hemingway enjoyed concealing important details and this is only too apparent in his short stories. In the story, Hills like White elephants, author never mentioned the word abortion throughout the long conversation between a woman and her husband, even though that was the only thing they were quarrelling about. Hemingway's stories contain an intellectual touch, which is difficult to ignore or dismiss easily. But his writings are still more realistic and hence readers can connect to them on a much deeper level. In his book, A Moveable Feast (1954) he wrote, "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then whenever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast." On the other hand Faulkner was a master storyteller. He could create mysteries like no other writer of his time and a great example of this is his short story, A Rose for Emily. "And now Miss Emily had gone to join the representatives of those august names where they lay in the cedar-bemused cemetery among the ranked and anonymous graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Jefferson."