!The use of minimalist prose to make a point.

The point of the "Story" and the ambiguity of the words is to prove how informal words are as a symbol. Their meaning depends not only entirely on its reading having life experiences, but also the reader having the mindset to [[FinaglesLaw assume the worst whenever they read anything]], hence why people frequently assume that the story has a negative connotation implied by its sparse words, and whoever wrote the story, regardless of whether it was Creator/ErnestHemingway or someone else, most likely ''[[IntendedAudienceReaction anticipated]]'' [[IntendedAudienceReaction the audience would react this way to the words]]. The point of the story is to prove that it's the reader or the author that gives the words merit and an idea behind them, not just the words themselves.