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Hemingway's Short Stories

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About the Author

Introduction to the Short Stories

List of Characters

“Indian Camp”
“The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife”
“The End of Something”
“The Three-Day Blow”
“The Killers”
“A Way You’ll Never Be”
“In Another Country”
“Big Two-Hearted River—Parts I & II”
“The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”
“Hills Like White Elephants”
“A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro”

Summaries and Commentaries

“Indian Camp”
“The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife”
“The End of Something”
“The Three-Day Blow”
“The Killers”
“A Way You’ll Never Be”
“In Another Country”
“Big Two-Hearted River: Part I”
“Big Two-Hearted River: Part II”
“The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”
“Hills Like White Elephants”
“A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”
“The Snows of Kilimanjaro”

Character Analyses

Nick Adams
Francis Macomber
Margot Macomber
Harry
Helen

Critical Essay

Hemingway’s Style

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“A Way You’ll Never Be”

Nick Adams (“Nicolo”)

An American soldier who fades in and out of what he calls “craziness” after he is wounded in Italy during World War I.

Italian Second Lieutenant

He is reluctant to allow Nick to talk to the captain of the Italian military unit.

Captain Paravicini

He realizes the seriousness of Nick’s wound and urges him not to bicycle back in the fierce afternoon heat.

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