Abstract: As one of the most influential American writers in the 20th century, Hemingway pioneered a generation of writing style. He is famous for his unique writing style---iceberg theory. This paper firstly introduces the lifetime of Hemingway and the definition of the Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory．And then it discusses the theory from the aspects of succinct words and symbolism．On the dimensions of describing scenery , portraying figures and describing psychology, Hemingway’s style is seemingly rather simple and direct．On the other hand, the theme of Hemingway’s works is symbolic providing much room for thinking．Hemingway endows his works with symbolic meanings by using the methods of pun and coda.

Key words: Iceberg theory；succinct words；symbolism

摘要：作为20世纪最具影响力的作家，海明威开创了一代写作风格的先河。并且他以他独特的写作风格—冰山理论著称于世。本文首先介绍了海明威的生平以及对于冰山理论的理解。然后全文从简洁的文字和象征主义两个方面讨论了冰山理论。在描述场景，刻画人物，描述心理活动这些方面，海明威的写作风格极其简单和直接。另一个方面，海明威作品的象征主义带给读者无限的空间去思考，想象。海明威通过使用双关，尾声的手法来赋予象征主义于他的作品之中。

关键词：冰山理论；简洁的文字；象征主义