Let's Give 'Em Something to Talk About
             Writing is a rare talent that belongs only to few. Authors can make us cry, they can make us laugh, they can make us angry, they can create fright, and they can create suspense. This simple language that we use everyday, writers can put together to make a fascinating puzzle for us to look at. This fascination is true for such stories as "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," by Ernest Hemingway, and "Barn Burning," by William Faulkner. Similarly, both of these writers depend on personal experience to create their own unique style seen in most of their works. Hemingway generally writes stories that take place in Europe, where he spent most of his time in Italy and France. Faulkner typically writes about Mississippi, where he spent the majority of his life. The fast paced European scene as compared to the slow country scene of Mississippi could be a factor in the style and tone that Hemingway and Faulkner have adopted. "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" and "Barn Burning" are typical uses of drastically different tone and style especially when examining the character's dialog.
             When reading a story, a great way to get a feeling for the writer's style is through the character's speech. In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" Hemingway uses dialog to create a conversation-like style. The dialog is short and choppy, just as a conversation would be between two people talking out loud. With this, he produces a style that has a rapid rhythm that reads quickly and can show a character's personality by what he or she says. When in the café, the two waiters are conversing about the old man; "'Last week he tried to commit suicide,' one waiter said. 'Why?' 'He was in despair.' 'What about?' 'Nothing.' 'How do you know it was nothing?' 'He has ple
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