F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, although both evolved from the same literary time and place, created their works in two very different writing styles that are representative of their subject matter. The two writers were both products of the post-World War I lost generation and gained notoriety initially as members of the expatriate American literary community living in Paris in the 1920s. Despite this underlying factor that influenced much of their material, the works examined in class differ greatly in style and subject matter. As for style, Fitzgerald definitely wins the prize for eloquence with his flowery descriptive language, while Hemingway's genius comes from his short, simple sentences. As for the subject matter, Hemingway writes raw and earthy material while on the other hand Fitzgerald's writing focuses on social hierarchy and the desire to be with another person. Although the works of these two literary masters are so strikingly different, one thing they have in common is their melancholy and often tragic conclusions. To explore the two distinct writing styles, you can start with how stories develop. (This is also how they begin.) The opening paragraphs of Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" and Hemingway's "Indian Camp" embody the fundamental difference between their writing styles. “Winter Dreams” begins like this: “Some of the caddies were poor as sin and lived in one-room houses with a neurasthenic cow in the yard, but Dexter Green's father owned the second-best grocery store in Black Bear: the best it was “The Hub,” frequented by the wealthy of Sherry Island, and Dexter caddyed only for the pocket money” (1504). "Indian Camp" begins like this: "On the shore of the lake there was another rowboat pulled out. The two In... in the center of the sheet... said with the repetition of one word are pure Hemingway in his use and images Comparing the discussed samples of the two authors, it is obvious not only how their styles differ but also how their styles represent their two contrasting topics. Despite the various differences discussed above, there is a similarity between the two .is that their stories all end on a negative if not tragic tone Fitzgerald tells that the main character loses what he desires and dreams of obtaining. Not only does this happen to Gatsby, but he is also tragically killed in a case of mistaken identity. Hemingway's endings also force the reader to sympathize, if not pity, the characters be the boy's naively innocent belief in self-immortality, Nick and Marjorie's breakup, Krebs' emotionally dead stoicism, or the old waiter's loneliness.