Penn State University The Killers by Ernest Hemingway Essay

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1. Read "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway, available below.  Write a personal reaction essay or bullet-point comments amounting to approximately 250 words.

2. What would you say is the overall mood of this film?  How does it compare to the mood Hemingway projects in the story?

  • Ava Gardner plays Kitty Collins, a classic femme fatale.  What did you think of the portrayal?
  • The Killers is a classic of the film noir* genre.  It was French film critics who first recognized and appreciated this as a distinct genre in American films.  What do you think they found compelling in this approach to filmmaking?

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The Killers by Ernest Hemingway The door of Henry's lunchroom opened and two men came in. They sat down at the counter. "What's yours?" George asked them. “I don't know," one of the men said. “What do you want to eat, Al?” "I don't know," said AI. “I don't know what I want to eat. Outside it was getting dark. The streetlight came on outside the window. The two men at the counter read the menu. From the other end of the counter Nick Adams watched them. He had been talking to George when they came in. “I'll have a roast pork tenderloin with apple sauce and mashed potatoes,” the first man said. "It isn't ready yet.” “What the hell do you put it on the card for?” “That's the dinner," George explained. “You can get that at six o'clock.” » George looked at the clock on the wall behind the counter. "It's five o'clock." “The clock says twenty minutes past five," the second man said. "It's twenty minutes fast." "Oh, to hell with the clock," the first man said. “What have you got to eat?” “I can give you any kind of sandwiches,” George said. “You can have ham and eggs, bacon and eggs, liver and bacon, or a steak.” “Give me chicken croquettes with green peas and cream sauce and mashed potatoes." "That's the dinner." “Everything we want's the dinner, eh? That's the way you work it.” “I can give you ham and eggs, bacon and eggs, liver,” “I'll take ham and eggs," the man called Al said. He wore a derby hat and a black overcoat buttoned across the chest. His face was small and white and he had tight lips. He wore a silk muffler and gloves.
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The film of ‘The killer” the author opens it with two men Max and Al who enters in
the hotel and displays fractious mood in within the first statement when George requests for
their order. Patience and politeness are not among the strong virtues of the two men because
they complain the food is not ready as indicated in the menu. The food they are demanding is
meant for supper that is why it is not yet ready therefore they have to request for another
combination of mean. Max and Al sarcastic nature is evident in the way they the refer to
summit as the ‘hot town’ (Hemingway & Veil...

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