I’m Just Shooting From The Hip Now,

There are  3  things that need to be discussed here –

HOW DOES HEMINGWAY= HIP?

If this were an algebraic expression, it may appear something like this:

 He + Id(t)* K= H

Where He= Hemingway, Id= Identity, t= Time, K= Knowledge, and H= Hip!

"Well, why do you think you're not my Facebook friend"? ~ Earnest

Now, how do all of these “things” relate to each other in a way that is comprehensive?

Let’s do this using Hemingway’s short story, “The Killers,” as an example:

Identity

>There is never a true sense of anyone’s identity or character. In fact, the story is purposefully confusing so that the reader can’t seem to figure out who’s who. Now, the one character in the story that is a constant is Sam. Ironically enough, Sam is the only black man. So is identity attached to our appearance?

Time

>Even the time of day is disoriented in this story! The clock is “twenty minutes fast” no one knows what the actual time is! Time becomes irrelevant. All that matters is what is happening right now! This is a very "hip" concept. Without a past or a future, you can be anything you want to!

Knowledge

>Now there are a lot of wise guy jabs at George, like calling him a “pretty bright boy,” but we don’t actually know anything about him. Also, the two gangsta’s make references to underground knowledge, for example one asks, “I mean, you got anything to drink?” This leads me to think that something else could be going on….

The circular motion in The Killers, reminds me more of a Gertrude Stein poem Stein poem is a Gertrude Stein poem is The Killers is The Killers is a Gertrude Stein poem The Killers?