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The reader is inside the mind of this character, who tells the story as a first-person narrator. Hemingway does not give his name, but the author wrote many other stories in a similar voice, which elsewhere he labeled as belonging to a fictional person named “Nick Adams.” Nick is an alter-ego of Hemingway in that he comes from the American heartland, loves outdoor pursuits such as camping and fishing, expresses himself very well, and seems to be a generally sensitive and considerate young man. Many of Hemingway’s stories involve Nick’s coming of age, sharing his experiences, thoughts, and feelings as he goes along his way. The narrator of this story is usually taken to be Nick.
In this story, Nick has volunteered as a soldier in the Italian Army in World War I and has been wounded while fighting. He is indeed “in another country” and shares with the reader what he feels while interacting with the native Italian soldiers who have become his comrades. This gives the author a platform to describe an assortment of other characters who represent a kind of hierarchy of the heroes and victims of war.
By Ernest Hemingway
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
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Across the River and into the Trees
Across the River and into the Trees
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A Day's Wait
A Day's Wait
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
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A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast
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A Very Short Story
A Very Short Story
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Big Two-Hearted River
Big Two-Hearted River
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Cat in the Rain
Cat in the Rain
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Green Hills of Africa
Green Hills of Africa
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Hills Like White Elephants
Hills Like White Elephants
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Indian Camp
Indian Camp
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In Our Time
In Our Time
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Old Man at the Bridge
Old Man at the Bridge
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Soldier's Home
Soldier's Home
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Solider's Home
Solider's Home
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Ten Indians
Ten Indians
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The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden
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The Killers
The Killers
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The Nick Adams Stories
The Nick Adams Stories
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