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A 3 page essay that focuses on the structure and symbolism of Hemingway's short story "Big Two-Hearted River, Parts I and II." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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it" (Vernon 34). As this work was published as part of Hemingways short story collection In Our Time, his readers are aware that Nick Adams, the storys protagonist, has recently
returned from fighting in the Great War. While Hemingway does not refer explicitly to wartime experience, examination of the storys structure and symbolism indicates that allusions to war permeate the
narrative, as Nick seeks solace and healing by bonding with the natural world. The story begins with Nick arriving in Seney and finding that the town has suffered a
tremendous fire. The thirteen saloons that once lined Seneys only street are totally gone. Only the foundations of the Mansion House hotel remain, with the stone chipped and split due
to fire damage (Hemingway). The desolation of Seney and the surrounding burnt countryside undoubtedly resembles the battlefields of Europe. Nick is curiously undisturbed by the fact that the town he
expected to find is no longer there. Rather than focusing on the towns destruction, Nick is fascinated by the trout he observes in the river. He puts on the burden
of his heavy backpack. Nick has obviously had plenty of experience with carrying heavy packs, as he knows how to hold his body and keep the weight distributed properly. Despite
aching muscles, "Nick felt happy," as he has "left everything behind, the need for thinking, the need to write, other needs" (Hemingway). Nick has survived a horrible war and, as
a civilian, he is free to go where he likes and do as he wishes. He reasons, "It could not all be burned" and he sets out walking.
When he stops for a rest, he notices a black grasshopper, and realizes that the grasshoppers have all turned black as an adaptation that blends them in with their burnout
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