Selected Nick Adams Stories: Ernest Hemingway’s Sense of Place

Authors

Brendan M. Raleigh, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2016

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Spring 2016

Department 1

English

Abstract

This thesis examines how Ernest Hemingway’s use of natural imagery and physical elements in several of his semi-autobiographical Nick Adams stories offer insights into his character, especially Nick Adams. It analyzes Adams’s interactions with the physical world and compares these interactions with his interpersonal relationships and his own development. The short stories that this thesis examines include “Indian Camp,” “The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife,” “Now I Lay Me,” “The End of Something,” “The Three Day Blow,” and “Big Two-Hearted River.” In these stories, Hemingway uses the natural world as a defense mechanism for Nick Adams, a character who turns to nature whenever he confronts problems or personal crises.

Comments

Written as an Honors Thesis for the English Department.

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Recommended Citation

Raleigh, Brendan M., "Selected Nick Adams Stories: Ernest Hemingway’s Sense of Place" (2016). Student Publications. 503.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/503