Misinterpreted Figure in Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”-Doctor Adams

Since the publication of Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”in 1924,many scholars has considered Doctor Adams to be insensitive,cold-hearted,ethically immoral.Some others labeled him as a racist and a sexist.After a scrupulous and strenuous close reading together with extensive reviewing and analyzing of relevant references,the author of this paper finds that Uncle George has always been misinterpreted over the time.This paper aims to point out the misunderstanding,misinterpretation or even distortion in the previous researches,in an attempt to defend for Doctor Adams and put the record straight.

A Conventional Love Triangle?-In Defense of Uncle George in Hemingway’s “Indian Camp”

Since its publication in 1924,Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”has drawn a great deal of attention and has been subjected to a wide variety of interpretations.The design of the character Uncle George has aroused as much doubt and perplexity as curiosity and enthusiasm for interpretation,on account of the fact that Hemingway,renowned for his iceberg theory and simple style should involve such a seeming superfluous character in an initiation story of his nephew on whom his influence is barely noticeable.Since 1960s,Uncle George has always been considered to be the father of the newborn baby the Indian woman has delivered and has been claimed to be responsible for the suicide of the Indian husband.Then,is the story simply a conventional love triangle?Or there exists some misunderstanding in this interpretation?If so,it’s of great necessity and importance to defend for Uncle George and put the record straight.

Why Uncle George?--On the Role of This Seemingly Superfluous Character in Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”

Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”is a short story first published in 1924 in The Transatlantic Review,and then in his short story collection In Our Time in 1925.It is considered to be one of Hemingway’s favorites and the best of the collection.However,it also sparked considerable controversy for the involvement of the seemingly superfluous character Uncle George.Since 1960s,Uncle George has always been considered to be the biological father of the newborn baby the Indian woman has delivered and has been claimed to be responsible for the suicide of the Indian husband,which has been falsified by the previous paper of the author.Therefore,it’s of great necessity to explore the role of Uncle George to manifest the significance of this figure.Through close reading of the story,it can be found that Uncle George is a helpful assistant of Doctor Adams,a powerful foil of other protagonists and a useful supporter of the reliable narrator.

From Death To Death:Some Thoughts about Indian Camp by Ernest Hemingway

Based on Indian Camp, the thesis probes into the death complex of Ernest Hemingway from the visual angle of Nick,the protagonist of the novel, death complex shown in Hemingway's works and Nick, the archetype of Hemingway respectively.

沉重的男性痛苦——《印第安人营地》主题新探

在《印第安人营地》中,海明威对三个人物轻重难分的描写使读者难以判断其真正的创作意旨。事实上,简单情节的背后,隐藏着三位男性沉重的痛苦———印第安男人尊严被践踏的痛苦、白人医生权威丧失殆尽的痛苦以及孩子尼克首次直面死亡问题的痛苦。因此,《印第安人营地》其实是一个关于男性感受和承载痛苦的故事。正是这种穿透纸张的痛苦构成了小说的主题,折射出作者的悲剧人生观。

海明威《印第安人营地》中乔治叔叔的戏剧功能解析

《印第安人营地》是海明威1925年出版的短篇小说集《在我们的时代里》中的开篇之作,小说自发表以来一直引起读者的广泛关注,特别是乔治叔叔这个人物的设计引起了人们的疑惑和不解,对于一向以“冰山理论”以及简约风格著称的海明威却花重墨,让乔治叔叔这个看似多余的人物在文中出现多次,这无疑激起了学者们研究的兴趣和阐释的热情。自20世纪60年代起,乔治叔叔一直被很多学者误认为是新生儿的生父,而且他应该为印第安男人的自杀负责,然而文中并没有明确证据表明这种解读是正确的。所以非常有必要进一步探讨乔治叔叔这一人物的性格刻画及其戏剧功能。

创伤理论视角下海明威短篇小说主题及其呼应探析——对《印第安人营地》《第二章》《医生夫妇》的解读

海明威是20世纪久负盛名的美国著名作家之一,其作品广受世人好评,学界对海明威及其作品的研究成果层出不穷。文章选取了海明威的三个短篇小说《印第安人营地》《第二章》《医生夫妇》,从心理学"创伤理论"的视角,解读这三个短篇小说的暴力与创伤主题以及内在的呼应关系,揭示了海明威的创作过程是再现创伤的过程,阐释了三个短篇小说独特的叙事结构和叙事风格。

试析海明威《印第安营地》的语言特征

海明威以他的创新风格、熟练的语言技巧和丰富的感情表现树立了他在世界文坛的稳定形象。这里以海明威《印第安营地》为文本 ,通过对文本语言特色的阐释 ,分析海明威小说的写作特色。认为海明威《印第安营地》用简单的句子结构、朴实的语言以及独特的“电报式对白”达到了强烈的艺术效果 ,这充分体现了海明威文学作品的语言特征。

海明威短篇小说《印第安营地》中的感官叙事

海明威的文字诉诸读者的各种感官,以达到烘托人物、推动情节、制造悬念等功效。海明威短篇小说中的听觉叙事包括“因听而思”和“不听而想”,分为“人物之听”和“读者之听”两种类型;视觉叙事可以分为“看有所思”和“不看而想”两种,作用于读者之维、人物之维和读者/人物之维,聚焦于“所看”进而产生“所思”与联想。嗅觉叙事和触觉叙事在听觉和视觉叙事的前期铺垫下,起到了将故事情节推向高潮、对小说主题画龙点睛的作用。故事中的感官叙事以线性方式有逻辑地铺陈开来,相互协调,共同构成了一个有机整体:听觉叙事用以提供暗示并制造悬念,视觉叙事用以推动情节发展,深化悬念,嗅觉叙事将故事推向高潮,触觉叙事则在达到高潮的同时点明主题。