- Title
- Nick Adams and Jake Barnes: Hemingway s Earliest Heroes and Alter Egos
- Author/Creator
- Donald A. Daiker
- Publication Details
- Midwestern Miscellany, Vol.47, pp.66-82
- Annotation
- Discusses the autobiographical nature of Hemingway s writing, contending that Nick Adams and Jake Barnes are both alter egos of the young author, with their fictional adventures based in part on Hemingway s real life experiences in northern Michigan, the Italian front, and elsewhere Daiker cites numerous comparison points, including their shared connections as writers, penchant for alcohol and physical activity, preoccupation with death, and coping strategies for dealing with loss. Surveys several Nick Adams stories and concludes by comparing Nick s fall in Cross-Country Snow with the telegram scene in the final chapter of The Sun Also Rises to demonstrate each hero s resilience in the face of defeat.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015131468603691
Journal article
Nick Adams and Jake Barnes: Hemingway s Earliest Heroes and Alter Egos
Midwestern Miscellany, Vol.47, pp.66-82
2019
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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