Yet, both men manage to convey complete ideas in paragraphs. Faulkner gives you far more than three sentences, surrounding you in details. Hemingway wants you to understand the basics of a person or thing. As a writer, your paragraphs become a major component of your style. There are several types of paragraphs, each with a purpose.
Writers come to rely upon some paragraph styles more than others.
Detecting this favoritism helps a reader understand the writer. Details Detail paragraphs give background information or provide depth to improve a reader's understanding. Lengthy detail paragraphs were a fixture in nineteenth century novels. It was a terrible dinner. I doubt it would have been any better.