Throughout Ernest Hemmingway's two part story from his book In Our Time entitled "Big Two-Hearted River" parts I and II, one might convey the stories as simply describing a man on a fishing trip, but when investigated deeper, one can realize that these stories entail much more than a peaceful getaway. ... Nick carried on through the "burnt-over stretch of hillside," but is hopeful when his eyes spot the river down the bank, he watches the trout "move upstream changing their positions by quick angles, only to hold steady in the fast water again." ... In the stor...

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This is illustrated in the story "Big Two-Hearted River: Part II.... The river just showed through the trees. ... An example of the great detail that Hemmingway used in "Big Two-Hearted River: Part I" can be seen when he describes the grasshopper that Nick encounters. The story says, "They were not the big grasshoppers with yellow and black or red and black wings whirring out from their black wing sheathing as they fly up. ... Hemingway found the balance between the two and used what he learned from being a news reporter in order to create writing that would stand out as di...

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Hemingway attended Oak Park and River Forest High School, where he was an active writer. ... These were rules he never forgot to incorporate into his works to get to the heart of a story. ... In the 1930's, he turned to writing for causes, including democracy as he knew it in the Spanish Civil War and World War II. ... In the years following World War II, many critics said Hemingway's best writing was past. ... He dove into the river and escaped. ...

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