Iceberg Theory is a writing theory stated like that "If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A good writer does not need to reveal every detail of a character or action.(Ernest Hemingway, Death in the Afternoon)
In other words, a story can communicate by subtext and for instance, Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants we have covered never once mentions the word "abortion," though that is what the story's characters seem to be discussing.
In other words, a story can communicate by subtext and for instance, Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants we have covered never once mentions the word "abortion," though that is what the story's characters seem to be discussing.
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