The wilderness in American fiction: Hemingway and Faulkner
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Hemingway in his first novel The Sun Also Rises
- Stories of initiation
- Wilderness is marked as a special place
- The relevance of what Sam and Wilson teach
- Wilderness as a symbol for purity
- Conclusion
Abstract
Growing up during a time in american history when much of the country was still an unspoiled wilderness, it is no wonder Ernest hemingway and William faulkner both show a particular awe for nature and a preoccupation with wilderness as a symbol. wilderness is an important theme in hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber' and The Sun Also Rises, and in faulkner's Go Down, Moses. While hemingway expands his concept of wilderness to stretch from the hills of Spain to the savannas of Africa, faulkner concentrates on the woods of Mississippi. Despite their varied locations, hemingway and faulkner have strikingly parallel understandings of the spiritual implications of wilderness. For both, the wilderness is a space of spiritual education and sacred initiation into manhood. It is differentiated for the profane world, embodying a sense of purity and evoking a strict moral code.
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