Ernest Hemingway is praised for his use of the “iceberg effect”. The effect gives the reader just enough information to get the point across and grab their attention. The tip of the iceberg is the facts the reader needs to know, and the rest of the iceberg, the majority, is left for the reader to discover. This part is discovered by how the reader interprets the “two different meanings of a sentence, not by multiple interpretations of its thematic import” (Cohen 1). As Hemmingway's writing evolved, so did the "crystal clarity and structural simplicity" (158) of the tip of his icebergs, but in Soldier's Home, one of his first published works, "the iceberg” appears as a fuzzy, uncertain and cloudy object. . Cohen analyzes Soldier's Home and comes to the conclusion that it is not Hemmingway who is murky and "ambiguous", but: "Perhaps the question is poorly posed and should not be why Hemmingway was vague, but why Krebs was. » (160). Cohen claims that it was not Hemmingway who was vague and ambiguous, but rather Krebs. Cohen says that Hemmingway takes the styles of other authors and allows their influence to manifest in his own writing. Like “Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness techniques in A Portrait of the Artist and Ulysses” (160). Cohen states that while Hemmingway "stays true to the characters' thoughts, their sometimes ambiguous twists and turns must be included." (160). Turns out it's kind of a coincidence. I cannot conclude that Hemmingway modeled his writing on that of another author, even if he had not yet perfected the "structural simplicity and crystalline clarity" (158) for which he is so well known. I think ambiguity and vagueness are... middle of paper ...... a frat boy with a vague and ambiguous mind to a war-hardened soldier who had clear, concise and structured thoughts. Which could also be interpreted as how Hemmingway evolved through his writings and life, from a confused and vague boy to a clear and concise man hardened by war. In a way, you could say that the war influenced what Hemmingway is best known for. The iceberg effect could have been influenced by time spent at war. As a soldier on the battlefield, you must be as simple and clear in your messages as to avoid confusion. Hemmingway transferred this into his writing and created one of the most famous writing styles in the process, the "iceberg effect." The Hemingway Review. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, nd Web. April 10. 2014.