Today's session addressed how Hemingway's style and craftsmanship reflect and reinforce his themes. Focusing on specific terse dialogue , I first provided the underlying but absent emotional tone by supplementing the dialogue with the implied emotional commentary. We then isolated passages of terse descriptions of people and things . I contrasted the descriptions of the visible concrete world with the abstract justifications of war- honor, country, and freedom- noting Hemingways' dislike and distrust of these illusions that distract from the concrete truth of the horror of the war. Last, we reviewed examples of symbolism and addressed the significance and irony of the Lt. Henry losing his St.Anthony's necklace given that St Anthony is the saint of lost items.