Indian Camp - Ernest Hemingway

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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

Lesson duration is: 100 min

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Indian Camp

Short Story by Ernest Hemingway

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What is the setting of the story?

Slide 5 - Open question

What is the situation in the shanty? Identify the conflict.

Slide 6 - Open question

What is the attitude of the Indians outside the shanty?

Slide 7 - Open question

What is the role of uncle George? What is your impression of him?

Slide 8 - Open question

What makes this a very characteristic Hemingway story?

Slide 9 - Open question

“That is one for the medical journals” Explain what is meant.

Slide 10 - Open question

Why did the Indian husband in the shanty commit suicide?

Slide 11 - Open question

What is autobiographical in the story?

Slide 12 - Open question

Explain Hemingway’s use of images of sight, sound and smell.

Slide 13 - Open question

Explain the symbolic meaning of the river.

Slide 14 - Open question

Comment on the father-son relationship.

Slide 15 - Open question

Read the response of the father to the woman screaming. What kind of man is the doctor?

Slide 16 - Open question

Should Nick’s father have brought his son to the camp? Explain.

Slide 17 - Open question

Discuss in your group

Have your parents ever put you in a situation that turned out to be very memorable? Positive or negative?

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Themes? Explain.

Slide 19 - Open question

List the advantages and disadvantages of introducing a child to the realities of life at an early age.

Slide 20 - Open question