Title
Organic Space and Time: Using Henri Bergson to Explain Nick Adams’s Intuition of the World in "Big Two-Hearted River"
Document Type
Book Chapter
Annotation
Relies on the popular theories of early twentieth-century philosopher Henri Bergson to decipher Hemingway’s representation of organic reality in the omitted portions of “Big Two-Hearted River.” Ortolano shows how a close reading of the story helps students grasp the healing of Nick’s splintered consciousness and realized existential fulfillment within an ever-changing world. Closes with suggestions for a variety of assignments beyond the traditional literary analysis integrating Hemingway’s fiction with Bergson’s philosophy.
Published in
Date
2018
Pages
45-56
COinS
Citation
Maier, Kevin, ed. Teaching Hemingway and the Natural World. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2018.