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A writer's style is what distinguishes him from other writers. The style in which a writer uses to write a story clearly indicates the tone of a story. The style of a writer is made up of different traits and characteristics when a story is written. These traits and characteristics include, but are not limited to, characterization and symbolism. When evaluating a literature piece for style, a person should analyze the writing by looking for these five elements: diction, images, details, language, and sentence structure. There are two well known writers that possess completely different writing styles. They are Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Hemingway and Faulkner lived in the same time period and wrote about what has been referred to as universal truths. But, their writing varied in more ways than not. Something as simple as sentence structure played a major role in setting them apart from each other.
 
    Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899. He began his career writing for a newspaper. During this time, he was influenced by writers and artists of the 1920's known as the Lost Generation. In 1926, Hemingway wrote his first novel, The Sun Also Rises. He wrote mostly short stories using monosyllabic words to create a seemingly simple story. All of Hemingway's stories are simple and straight to the point, yet they possess qualities in which the reader is often deceived. In his stories, a person must read between the lines to discover the true meaning if his writing. Hemingway used themes with deep meanings, lessons, and ideas that everyone should know about and lessons we should all learn. He did not show the themes on the surface of his writing. Therefore, when a reader did realize what his stories truly meant, they were easy to remember and use in daily life. "For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never...