Going Home: Hemingway, Primitivism, and Identity

Journal article

Suzanne del Gizzo

Modern Fiction Studies, Vol.49(3), pp.496-523

10/01/2003

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Title: Going Home: Hemingway, Primitivism, and Identity
Author/Creator: Suzanne del Gizzo
Publication Details: Modern Fiction Studies, Vol.49(3), pp.496-523
Annotation: Asserts that Hemingway s interest in the primitive can be traced to his childhood interactions with Native American culture, including his attempted racechanges in which he claimed Native American ancestry. Del Gizzo explores Hemingway s interaction with primitivism through contrasting his first and second safari expeditions, arguing that while the first trip was self-serving and exploitive of the culture, the author s experimentation with primitivism during his second visit was a way to satisfy forbidden sexual desires, distance himself from Western culture, and recreate his identity. Del Gizzo examines several texts, including a 1954 article in Look, True at First Light, and The Garden of Eden to uncover Hemingway s longstanding fascination with primitivism.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132282303691