Title
"Dalyrimple Goes Wrong": The Best of the Neglected Early Stories
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Close analysis and comparative study of Fitzgerald’s short story with “Soldier’s Home” exploring the transitional experience of the returning veteran. Claims that Hemingway’s portrayal of combat and war is more convincing than Fitzgerald’s because World War I ended before the latter made it overseas.
Published in
New Essays on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Neglected Stories
Date
1996
Pages
24-34
COinS
Citation
Merrill, Robert. “‘Dalyrimple Goes Wrong’: The Best of the Neglected Early Stories.” In New Essays on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Neglected Stories, edited by Jackson R. Bryer, 24-34. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1996.