In Another Country
by Ernest Hemingway

In Another Country: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Hemingway’s writing style in “In Another Country” is minimalist and unadorned, as seen in his consistent use of simple, descriptive sentences throughout the story. The story is told from the first-person perspective of a soldier recently wounded in war, yet Hemingway chooses not to include lengthy flashbacks to battle scenes or sections dedicated to the narrator’s inner experience. Instead, he focuses his attention on the mundane details of the soldier’s life as he goes to and from the hospital for physical therapy.