A Moveable Feast

by Ernest Hemingway

A Moveable Feast: Mood 1 key example

Definition of Mood

The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Chapter 19: A Matter of Measurements
Explanation and Analysis:

The overall mood of the memoir is nostalgic. Hemingway remembers his life in Paris with great fondness, but the sweetest moments always serve as a reminder that these days are lost to time. One example occurs at the end of Chapter 19, when Hemingway flashes forward from one of his most vulnerable days with F. Scott Fitzgerald:

“It is strange that I have no memory of [Fitzgerald],” Georges said [at the Ritz's bar years later].

“All those people are dead.”

“Still one does not forget people because they are dead and people keep asking me about him. You must tell me something about him for my memoirs.”

“I will.”