Hemingway and The Journal of the American Medical Association: Gangrene, Shock, and Suicide in "Indian Camp"

Journal article

Russ Pottle

Hemingway Review, Vol.35(1), pp.35-52

10/01/2015

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Title: Hemingway and The Journal of the American Medical Association: Gangrene, Shock, and Suicide in "Indian Camp"
Author/Creator: Russ Pottle
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.35(1), pp.35-52
Annotation: Draws on Hemingway s 1919 medical readings and war experiences to explore the severity of the story s two medical emergencies, the Ojibwe wife s surgery and the husband s ax wound. Concludes that both would have died from their conditions, suggesting the husband s suicide is the result of his fear of an unknown, painfilled future.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132113603691