Indian Camp – Questions
1. Analyze the theme
“growing up” in “Indian Camp”.
The theme growing up is of huge importance in the story. Nick is basically on the trip with his father to experience the, at times gruesome reality. I interpret the trip as a ritual of some kind, like a confirmation in Christianity. It's not like it’s the only ritual in Nick’s family, but I think it’s one of them. Nick’s father also asks: “How do like being an intern?”, so it could also just be an internship. There is also a huge difference between the way Nick has grown up, and the way the children in the Indian camp are growing up. Nick’s father, being a doctor, probably has a fair amount of money if not more, so that also makes Nick’s childhood a bit more of modern day style. The children in the camp living in shanties and having to wait a long time for an experienced doctor, probably have a bit more of a primitive upbringing.
The theme growing up is of huge importance in the story. Nick is basically on the trip with his father to experience the, at times gruesome reality. I interpret the trip as a ritual of some kind, like a confirmation in Christianity. It's not like it’s the only ritual in Nick’s family, but I think it’s one of them. Nick’s father also asks: “How do like being an intern?”, so it could also just be an internship. There is also a huge difference between the way Nick has grown up, and the way the children in the Indian camp are growing up. Nick’s father, being a doctor, probably has a fair amount of money if not more, so that also makes Nick’s childhood a bit more of modern day style. The children in the camp living in shanties and having to wait a long time for an experienced doctor, probably have a bit more of a primitive upbringing.
2. Do some research on
Hemingway’s style of writing. Then analyze the language in “Indian Camp”
Enerst Hemingway has a very distinct way of writing which comes to show especially in this story. Hemingway’s writing style is very simple and plain, but he has a skill to hide a lot of emotion in between his words. Almost every single one of his stories are known for being extremely open for interpretation. The dialogue in his stories is consisting of short, vivid and precise sentences, and he uses few adjectives. He also doesn’t describe the surroundings and geographical positions in his stories very detailed. At first Hemingway received a lot of criticism for having a too simple writing style, but later, when the world began to understand the hidden stories within his stories, he became one of the most famous and beloved writers, in the history of mankind.
Enerst Hemingway has a very distinct way of writing which comes to show especially in this story. Hemingway’s writing style is very simple and plain, but he has a skill to hide a lot of emotion in between his words. Almost every single one of his stories are known for being extremely open for interpretation. The dialogue in his stories is consisting of short, vivid and precise sentences, and he uses few adjectives. He also doesn’t describe the surroundings and geographical positions in his stories very detailed. At first Hemingway received a lot of criticism for having a too simple writing style, but later, when the world began to understand the hidden stories within his stories, he became one of the most famous and beloved writers, in the history of mankind.
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