The End of Something

Her er vores hjælp til analyse af novellen “The End of Something” af Ernest Hemingway, hvor du får overblik over novellens vigtigste elementer. I analysehjælpen giver vi et summary af novellen, kigger på dens struktur, personer, miljø og sprog. Vi giver dig også et bud på novellens temaer og perspektivering.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) er en nøgleperson i det 20. århundredes litteratur. Hans modernistiske, minimalistiske skrivestil sikrede ham Nobelprisen i litteratur i 1954. I novellen “The End of Something” optræder den delvist autobiografiske karakter Nick Adams, som går igen i flere af Hemingways noveller. Novellens plot er inspireret af virkelige begivenheder, som forfatteren oplevede da han var teenager. Novellen blev udgivet 1925 i novellesamlingen In Our Time.

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Symbols

Hortons Bay, the former lumber town, symbolizes the end of Nick and Marjorie’s relationship. Hortons Bay is now deserted because of the collapse of the lumber industry. The state of the town is symbolic of the end of Nick and Marjorie’s relationship. Similarly, the mill becomes symbolic of the breakup of the relationship.

The act of fishing is also symbolic of Nick and Marjorie. Marjorie loves fishing and enjoys the activity, and also obeys Nick and makes an effort to help the fish strike. This is symbolic of the effort she puts into maintaining her relationship with Nick. Nick’s inability to connect with Marjorie mirrors the fish that “won’t strike” (l. 56). At the same time, during fishing, Nick is the controlling one, while Marjorie obeys him.