Hemingway, cont.

Finish reading "Big Two-Hearted River" part 2.

Answer the following questions:

1. How is “Big Two-Hearted River: Part One” different from Part Two? Why did Hemingway write them separately?
2. How is Nick Adams (Hemingway Hero) a good example of characteristics of Modernism?
3. For your assigned section of the story,
1. write a short summary of events
2. identify the key words and phrases
3. identify possible symbols or metaphors Hemingway uses and what they represent.

 Hemingway Literary Analysis Essay

Assignment: Write an essay in which you explain how Nick Adams is a typical Hemingway Hero and, as such, is a representative of the ideas of Modernism.  Refer to class handouts/questions and include examples from the short stories to support your answer. Use specific examples from at least three short stories, including quotations and page numbers.

Tips for writing your essay:

·        Quotations should not float as their own, separate sentences. Embed them into your sentences. (See the quotation example below)

·        Follow this format for punctuation around parenthetical citations:

Hemingway shows the disillusionment of Modernism in the setting of “Big Two-Hearted River.” When Nick arrives at the town of Seney, he finds “no town, nothing but the rails and the burned-over country” (133).

·        Write in PRESENT TENSE, not past. (See the quotation example above)

·        Refer to the author by his full name or last name only. You may refer to characters within the text by first name only.

·        Do not use first-person (I, me, we, us) or second-person (you) pronouns in your essay. Use only third-person pronouns (he, she, they, one).

Essay must be submitted to turnitin.com by 11:59:59pm on Tuesday, April 8.

Structure of the Essay:

I.                   Introduction

A.                  Attention-getter. (Hook the reader, reel them in. See what I did

there? It’s a fishing metaphor)

B.                  Thesis. Include the author’s full name and the title of the book.

Example: In his collection of short stories In Our Time, Ernest Hemingway develops Nick Adams as the typical Hemingway Hero.

C.                  Preview (Three) Main Points.

II.                Body of Essay

A.                  Paragraph 2 – First Characteristic of Hemingway Hero

1.                   Explain the characteristic AND how it reflects ideas of

Modernism.

2.                   Example from one story (including quotation and page number).

                Analyze how quotation demonstrates the characteristic.

3.                   Example from second story (including quotation and page

number). Analyze how quotation demonstrates the characteristic.

B.                  Paragraph 3 – Second Characteristic of Hemingway Hero

1.                   Explain the characteristic AND how it reflects ideas of

                Modernism.

2.                   Example from one story (including quotation and page number).

Analyze how quotation demonstrates the characteristic.

3.                   Example from second story (including quotation and page

                number). Analyze how quotation demonstrates the characteristic.

C.                  Paragraph 4 – Third Characteristic of Hemingway Hero

1.                   Explain the characteristic AND how it reflects ideas of

                Modernism.

2.                   Example from one story (including quotation and page number).

Analyze how quotation demonstrates the characteristic.

3.                   Example from second story (including quotation and page

                number). Analyze how quotation demonstrates the characteristic.

III.             Conclusion

A.                  Restate thesis (in different words), including recap of three main

            points.

B.                  Final thought (connecting Nick Adams to Modernism, or the

            Hemingway Hero to Modernism, or Hemingway to Modernism). What

            is Hemingway’s reason for creating the character this way? What

            statement is he making on Modernism? What idea(s) does Hemingway want

            the reader to walk away with?