Bad Luck or No Luck at All: Religion, Magic, and Chance

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Larry E. Grimes

One Man Alone: Hemingway and To Have and Have Not, pp.201-212

1999

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Title: Bad Luck or No Luck at All: Religion, Magic, and Chance
Author/Creator: Larry E. Grimes
Publication Details: One Man Alone: Hemingway and To Have and Have Not, pp.201-212
Annotation: Analyzes the roles of chance and luck, pointing to Hemingway s extensive world travels as the source of his magico-religious knowledge. Grimes contends that in the Darwinian world of chance that Harry Morgan inhabits, luck and voodoo provide alternatives to the ineffective presence of Western Christianity. Speculates that the cursed Gordon represents a warning to all irresponsible writers.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter
Record Identifier: 991015136297903691