The paper argues that this reference, which ties Hemingway's novel to A.E.W. Mason's 'The Crystal Trench', would be completely indecipherable without scholarship such as that provided by Smith. Bibliography lists 1 source. Also Rises is both accurate and revealing with regard to the overall central claims about the novel. The writer evaluates the article's main arguments and judges the validity of those points. The writer concludes that his stories from World War I on reflect a deepening despair, and a conviction that life ultimately was without meaning.
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