NEXT UP! 1 190 The Iceberg Theory Ernest Hemingway believed that a good story was like an iceberg. Only a small part of it is visible, the rest is below the surface. He called this “The Iceberg Theory”. Authors of short stories often write in this style. They have limited space and have to choose very carefully what to include and what to leave out. What they choose to leave out has to be imagined by the reader. Six-word stories The idea of telling an entire story in six words dates back to the American author Ernest Hemingway. It is said that someone challenged him to write a novel in just six words. He came back with this: “For sale: Baby shoes, never worn”. Since then, writers have been exploring the mini-format of the six-word story. Understanding 4 Explore “The Iceberg Theory” a) What questions does Hemingway’s six-word story leave you with? Write at least three questions. b) What do you imagine has happened in the story “For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn”? Write at least three sentences. If you like, you can start like this: I imagine that the baby … I think the shoes … The book I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets is a compilation of teenagers’ six-word stories. Here are some of them: Before reading Think about the following: What must a story have in order to be a story? What is the purpose of a story? below – fyrir neðan a surface – yfirborð to leave out – sleppa entire – alla a compilation – safn pound – pund (1 pund = 0,45 kg) Hæfniviðmið • Aflað sér upplýsinga úr texta, greint aðalatriði frá aukaatriðum og nýtt sér í verkefnavinnu.
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