Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-
stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well
but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a
soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased
with it and I left them there.
What effect does Hemingway's limited use of adjectives have?
It slows down the narration by interrupting the action.
○ It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful.
○ It makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere.
It prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.