The Big Two-Hearted River by Ernest Hemingway is a brilliant story about a man (Nick) on a fishing trip (Hemingway). This story is full of vibrant landscapes as well as other mental images (Svoboda 34). The author of the story Ernest Hemingway is one of America’s greatest literary figures. He was also a Veteran of World War I and it is that experience that shaped the underlying message in this story (Adair 585). From the burnt town and surrounding landscape of Seney to the ominous swamp at the end of the river Hemingway uses a simple story about fishing to illustrate the deep psychological wounds of war (Cirino 115). Hemingway used the story of Big Two Hearted River as an outlet to display the psychological trauma of war.
Hemingway is one of the most accomplished, influential literary figures in American history. Hemingway earned both a Nobel and Pulitzer awards for his work, but most importantly wrote some of the most persuasive literary work of the …show more content…
Hemingway gives the reader a mental illustration of the town and surrounding hills as being burnt and destroyed (Svoboda 34). This scene is representative of many places that Hemingway would have seen during his time on the Italian front. If one could only imagine once beautiful towns and country sides turned into isolated, burnt, cratered, fields of death. Hemingway uses the passing through this town by his caricature Nick as a reminder of the destruction of war (Cirino 115). The once green grasshopper in this scene is also indicative of the change Hemingway went through as a result of his experiences in WWI. The ominous swamp and Nicks hesitation to enter it at the end of the story is symbolic of the place in Italy where Hemingway was wounded (Adair 585). It is also a reminder of a dark time for Hemingway. That is why Nick is so hesitant to enter to relive the events of that time of despair and
Hemingway is one of the most accomplished, influential literary figures in American history. Hemingway earned both a Nobel and Pulitzer awards for his work, but most importantly wrote some of the most persuasive literary work of the …show more content…
Hemingway gives the reader a mental illustration of the town and surrounding hills as being burnt and destroyed (Svoboda 34). This scene is representative of many places that Hemingway would have seen during his time on the Italian front. If one could only imagine once beautiful towns and country sides turned into isolated, burnt, cratered, fields of death. Hemingway uses the passing through this town by his caricature Nick as a reminder of the destruction of war (Cirino 115). The once green grasshopper in this scene is also indicative of the change Hemingway went through as a result of his experiences in WWI. The ominous swamp and Nicks hesitation to enter it at the end of the story is symbolic of the place in Italy where Hemingway was wounded (Adair 585). It is also a reminder of a dark time for Hemingway. That is why Nick is so hesitant to enter to relive the events of that time of despair and