Perspectives

This part of the study guide will provide with some ideas that will help you put “Up in Michigan” by Ernest Hemingway in a larger perspective. We will look at literary period, similar works, and works by the same auth…

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Literary period

Ernest Hemingway is arguably the most representative modernist writer from the US. Modernism is a literary movement that held a prominent position in the first half of the 20th century. Typical modernist features that you can also find in “Up in Michigan” are the focus on the characters a…

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Works by the same author

To better understand Hemingway’s style of writing and as well as recurrent themes in his works, we recommend some of his short stories that share similar themes with “Up in Michigan”.

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Works with the same theme

For the theme of loss of innocence and disillusionment, you can read stories like “Paradise” by Matthew Kneale and “Lost Boys” by Deborah Moggach.