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{{Byline|last=Yirinec|first=Jennifer|url=...|abstract=An analysis of Hannah Arendt's concept of irreversibility in Hemingway's powerful short story.}} | {{Byline|last=Yirinec|first=Jennifer|url=...|abstract=An analysis of Hannah Arendt's concept of irreversibility in Hemingway's powerful short story.{{efn|Hannah Arendt, in ''The Human Condition'', distinguishes action from performative activity based upon the ability of action, in contradistinction to performative activity, “to set something into motion,” to begin something anew.{{sfn|Arendt|1958|p=177}} Action, in the Arendtian sense of the word, is intrinsically tied to speech, for it is “[i]n acting and speaking [that] men show who they are, reveal actively their unique personal identities and thus make their appearance in the human world.”{{sfn|Arendt|1958|p=179}} As illustrated by the previous quote, action necessitates plurality, for the “revelatory quality of speech and action comes to the fore where people are with others and neither for nor against them—that is, in sheer human togetherness.”{{sfn|Arendt|1958|p=180}} According to Arendt, man’s ability to act—to set things into motion—can have severe consequences if actions are left unchecked.}}}} | ||
{{dc|dc=T|here has been a plethora of criticism}} examining one of Ernest Hemingway's most powerful short stories, "Hills Like White Elephants." However, one approach that may merit more attention is an exploration of Hemingway's notions of "action" and of the irreversibility of action within the text. Hannah Arendt, an intellectual whose germinal work has transcended more than one discipline, may be useful in providing some measure of insight into Hemingway's problematic narrative. | {{dc|dc=T|here has been a plethora of criticism}} examining one of Ernest Hemingway's most powerful short stories, "Hills Like White Elephants." However, one approach that may merit more attention is an exploration of Hemingway's notions of "action" and of the irreversibility of action within the text. Hannah Arendt, an intellectual whose germinal work has transcended more than one discipline, may be useful in providing some measure of insight into Hemingway's problematic narrative. | ||