MMMarie
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I'm trying to figure out how to correctly quote conversation from Hills Like White Elephants where there are several spoken sentences, but each one is a new paragraph (and a different person making the quote). This is what I'm trying to quote in my essay... (For context sake, I'll include the sentence before what I am trying to quote, and the sentence after.)
"No, we can't."
"We can go everywhere."
"No, we can't. It isn't ours anymore."
"It's ours."
"No, it isn't. And once they take it away, you never get it back."
Any suggestions (keeping in mind that the conversation is going back and forth between two people)? I've spent the last couple hours looking for info. online (inc. the owl style guide site) and just can't figure it out. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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EF_Team2
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Edited by: EF_Team2
Sep 6, 07, 07:07pm ¦ #2
Greetings!
When you can't find the answer, sometimes the best thing to do is just do what seems logical. Here's what I would suggest: Assuming that you've already established what work you are discussing, and the author and year it was written (e.g., "In Ernest Hemingway's 1927 short story, "Hills Like White Elephants," ...), make clear which characters are having the conversation, and which one speaks first, then simply lay it out as you did above, with each line as its own paragraph. After the last line you are quoting, put the page number in parentheses next to it, like this: "No, it isn't." (245).
I hope this helps!
Thanks,
Sarah, EssayForum.com
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MMMarie
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Thanks for the advice, Sarah. Much appreciated.
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