Title
Alice the Beautiful: Removing Society’s Judgment in Hemingway’s "The Light of the World"
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Contends that Alice “is the most obvious source of light” in the story. Karslake cites Tom’s homosexuality and Native American ancestry as reasons for his and Nick’s removal from the bar, leaving both outcasts. Claims Nick’s narrative position as “other” allows him to eschew societal norms and find physical and intellectual beauty in Alice, a morbidly obese prostitute.
Published in
MidAmerica
Volume
41
Date
2014
Pages
105-114
COinS
Citation
Karslake, Rachel. “Alice the Beautiful: Removing Society’s Judgment in Hemingway’s ‘The Light of the World.’” MidAmerica 41 (2014): 105-14.