The Bright Side

How effective is Hemingway's use of dialogue in creating a tense atmosphere between the characters? Hemingway uses dialogue to make the story advance. Even though it may seem long, it makes it easier for the reader to visualize the situation and makes it possible to believe this story to be real. The use of dialogue also helps create a tense atmosphere between the characters. In a way that narration can't. The fact that the couple avoids the topic of the operation by using a more general language, shows that they aren't on the same side. Therefore,  the reader can presume that the american and the girl are having difficulties in their relationship and it affects the tone of their conversation. Overall, the dialogue really shows how the couple actually feels. 

My reaction to the story was intrigue. Should we consider the house a character? How is it characterized? What about the other automatic equipment, especially when George turns it off? Do they seem like living characters when he "kills" them? What do you think about McClean's comment that "Nothing ever likes to die—even a room" (217)? i think that the house should be considered as a character because it has a working system. It also plays an important part in the story and could be considered as the antagonist. In the case of the other household items, they shouldn't be considered as a character because they are a part of the house and therefore aren't a thing themselves. At some point in the story, the children beg to the house to not let the father shut it down, so the house could be considered like a living character. On the subject of what McClean said, which was "Nothing ever likes to die—even a room", i think that he was right because...