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Posted by Zack on July 29, 19100 at 22:26:50:
In Reply to: F&S: Fourth attempt to respond posted by L. Swilley on July 29, 19100 at 22:08:22:
: Pjk wrote:
: " Is he thinking at first that his own father was
: remiss in not telling him about , but then
: realizes that he would do the same thing if his
: own son asked him the same question?"
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: [This is the fourth time I have tried to respond to Pjk's note. I hope this one goes through. The others didn't - obviously. L. S.]
: There are at least three parts to Nick's new awareness of his father at the end of this story: 1) Nick sees that he approves of his father's restraint in discussing with his son, that he joins him in this; but 2) that he, Nick, is better than his father in expressing this restraint, for his is not the extreme method used by his father (that is, Nick's method does not produce in his own son the ridiculous effect his father's instruction had on him: the desire to approach an Anna-Held type with a potato masher!). And 3)Nick is led to acknowledge to his own son his father's excellence and superiority in matters of hunting and sight.
: All of this accomplished through the questions and remarks of Nick's son, who happily (and, if I may risk such a statement, *symbollically*) awakens just as Nick is reliving his hate for his father; Nick's son redeems the love that Nick should (and usually does) feel for his father, a love that is confirmed by Nick's agreeing that they must soon visit Nick's father's grave.
: L. Swilley
L. Swilley,
If you don't mind, which of Hemingway's stories is the topic here?
Also, I left comments for you on 7/29/00 below. You may answer them here if you wish, in fact, it's a better location here. If I recall correctly, I was mostly summarizing with a few added comments.
Are you people participating in any serious manner in other web sites? Zack