The River
For a body of water, we sure do get to hear a lot about the river:The river was there. It swirled against the log spires of the bridge. (I.2)He knew where he was from the position of the river. (I....
The Grasshopper
Do you write about every bug you see? Neither does Hemingway. That
should be your first clue that the grasshopper means something more than
a grasshopper. To be fair, though, this grasshopper def...
Camping Supplies
Who uses a can opener as a symbol? Hemingway, that’s who. Nick is
very thorough about how he executes the various tasks of camping. We get
a ridiculous amount of description when it comes to th...
The Trout
Their role isn’t just to become fish sticks. Actually, the trout in Part I and the trout in Part II are rather different, so let’s start there. In Part I, Nick looks at the trout “chang[ing]...
The Swamp
We’re just going to put it out there that swamps are not the nicest
of places. Nick especially has a knee-jerk reaction against the swamp in
“Big Two-Hearted River.” Is he afraid of gators?...