Title
Hemingway’s Midwest: The Interior Landscape
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Argues that Hemingway’s depiction of the Midwest lacks religious tradition and values, resulting in confusion and destruction. Seaton writes: “Itself untouched by war, the disorder of Hemingway’s Midwest provides an ominous analogue to the chaos of real war.” Argues that the violent and overwhelming forces of war are simply a stronger version of those found in ordinary midwestern life. Frequent references to In Our Time, “Fathers and Sons,” and “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen.”
Published in
Midwestern Miscellany
Volume
31
Date
Fall 2003
Pages
14-21
COinS
Citation
Seaton, James. “Hemingway’s Midwest: The Interior Landscape.” Midwestern Miscellany 31 (Fall 2003): 14-21.