Hemingway cut away the superfluous facts.
It takes place in Nick’s head
It’s up to the reader to interpret the story.
This story prepares the reader for reading Indian Camp
If you omit this story, then Indian Camp will start in medias res
Three shots tells us what’s on Nick’s mind
Tasks:
Characterize Nick:
Fear: Scared to be alone in the woods
The father calls him “a coward” but defends him by saying he is not that old.
Uncle George thinks Nick isn’t old enough to be in the wood.
Afraid of death – afraid of the unknown which is irrational fear.
A child
Themes
Fear (in general)
Why did Papa omit the original beginning
The style/narrative technique is different
Three shots is mostly interior monologue
We know that is on Nick’s mind
The themes are different: (1) three shots: fear (2) Indian Camp growing up growing independent
Themes are expressed explicitly in Three shots, buy only implicitly in Indian Camp
It is not necessary to understand the story
The way the father raises Nick is similar to the way Hemingway writes
They both show or “create” and refrain from explaining and describing.
The reader and Nick must both reach their own conclusions.
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