Big Two-Hearted River

"Big Two-Hearted River" is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway. This is an example of how Hemingway writes a lot of stories about war. The main character, Nick, was just getting home after being off at war. When he gets home, Seney had been completely burned down. For most people this would be very upsetting, but Nick was able to find peace. He was happy just walking the land and building a camp beside the river. It does not say anything about what happened to Nick while he was gone but whatever it was seemed to make him content and happy by just being back on safe ground again. The setting is peaceful while he spends his day fishing and just relaxing at his camp. Nick was a bright youngman because he was able to make himself a camp and he was smart enough to make a fishing pole and catch his own bait. He was also able to skin and cook fish on his own too. These all show skills that he probably possessed while being off at war because he would have had to learn to provide for himself. This story will definitely leave the reader wondering what is going to happen to Nick and what will he do. It does not give an explanation. It ends with him planning to stay at his camp that he had made.