Indian Camp is a very interesting short story written by Ernest Hemingway. It is set in America at a small Indian village. The main character Nick and his father are going to help a women give birth to her child. This story also must have been set during a time when there was still racism towards Indians. At one point in the story, Nick's Uncle George is bit by the women giving birth as he tries to help her. To this, he yells at her and calls her a "Squaw bitch". To me, the setting was a great choice to make the plot even more mysterious and foreign.
This story was very short and not the most enjoyable. I believe Mr. Hemingway wanted it to be this way. The theme of the story was premature adulthood. Nick, who we as the reader quickly learn, is quite young. However by the end of the story, he has witnessed birth and death. Both of which he was not yet ready to see. The author did a great job in transmitting Nick's uncomfortable experiences to the reader. As I read the story, I to felt uncomfortable. The way the author accomplishes this is by telling the story in 3rd person limited omniscient.
With this, Ernest Hemingway's Indian Camp produces an uncomfortable reading experience, intertwined with themes of racism and premature adulthood.
This story was very short and not the most enjoyable. I believe Mr. Hemingway wanted it to be this way. The theme of the story was premature adulthood. Nick, who we as the reader quickly learn, is quite young. However by the end of the story, he has witnessed birth and death. Both of which he was not yet ready to see. The author did a great job in transmitting Nick's uncomfortable experiences to the reader. As I read the story, I to felt uncomfortable. The way the author accomplishes this is by telling the story in 3rd person limited omniscient.
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