A Very Short Story

I denne study guide får du hjælp til at analysere novellen “A Very Short Story” (1924) af Ernest Hemingway. Ud over hjælp til analysen får du også et summary samt hjælp til din fortolkning. Vi giver dig også forslag til perspektivering.

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Symbols

The hospital where Luz and the soldier begin their relationship is a symbol of adversity which brings people together. Luz and the soldier meet during a war, while the soldier is wounded. These are not ideal situations, but the circumstances paradoxically serve to bring them closer together. The hospital transforms from a symbol of pain and sorrow into a welcoming shelter, a setting which brings them closer together.

The Duomo where the couple, and other people as well, go to pray, is a symbol of hope. Like the hospital, it is also a shelter and a welcoming space in the middle of the chaos of war: “It was dim and quiet” (l. 10).

The train is a symbol of separation and departure. It signals the beginning of the end for the couple, as it is the setting of their first conflict: “On the train from Padua to Milan they quarreled about her not being willing to come home at once” (ll. 19-20).