Read the excerpt from Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village.Keeping in mind Hemingway’s iceberg principle, what feeling is he trying to convey by describing the scene as an “entrance to a circus or a native village”?
Answer
A
a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location
B
a feeling of sadness at the devastation that has been caused by violence of war
C
a feeling of joy as the narrator realizes that he is alive despite all the carnage
D
a feeling of defeat about a war that has taken so many lives and still continues on
Explanation
The comparison to a circus or a native village makes the road seem strange and unfamiliar, as if the narrator is entering an unusual place. Hemingway’s iceberg principle suggests that this vivid detail hints at an underlying feeling without stating it directly. The best match is unease about driving into a peculiar, alien location; the excerpt does not explicitly emphasize sadness, joy, or defeat.
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