The Scapegoat s Scapegoat: A Girardian Reading of Across the River and into the Trees

Journal article

Susan Vandagriff

Hemingway Review, Vol.36(2), pp.95-111

04/01/2017

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Title: The Scapegoat s Scapegoat: A Girardian Reading of Across the River and into the Trees
Author/Creator: Susan Vandagriff
Publication Details: Hemingway Review, Vol.36(2), pp.95-111
Annotation: Draws on Girard s theories of scapegoating to examine Cantwell s position as the unjustly persecuted outsider and his similar irrational victimization of the pockmarked writer. Traces the protagonist s growing self-awareness in perpetuating the scapegoat mythology, thus exposing Hemingway s critique of modern society s reliance on ritualized violence to create unity and maintain order.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132081903691