Ernest Hemingway

The first one in this series was called "Three Shot". In this story Nick, his father, and his Uncle George are on a camping trip. Nick's father and uncle leave one night to go fishing. Nick's father tells him if there is an emergency to shoot three shots into the air, and they would come back right away. Nick is all alone at camp and gets frightened. He shoots the rifle, and the two men come back. His uncle is upset because he is a fishing enthusiast and they had to quit. Nick tells them there was an owl or wolf behind brush that made him so nervous that he had to fire the gun.
             The next story " Indian Camp" starts out the next night when two Indian men come to the campsite where Nick, his father and Uncle George are staying. Nick's father tells Nick to hurry up and get ready; there was an emergency at the next campsite and they need him right away. They go to the Indian camp and there is a woman having a baby. Nick's father (a physician) tells Nick to go get a pot of water because he has to do a cesarean section on the mother to remove the baby. This is the first time Nick has helped his father performing medical procedures. Nick sees the Indian women's husband in the corner. He is being very quiet. Nick sees that the Indian man has slit his throat from ear to ear because he could not take the yelling and the pain his wife was in. This was the first dead person and the first pregnancy Hemingway ever witnessed. It is a known fact that Ernest Hemingway was a great outdoorsman, and he used to go on African safari. This might be because his father always took him and his brothers out camping and hunting.
             "The Night before Landing" is another one of the Nick Adams stories. In this story Nick is talking to his friend Leon. They both are going to war, the next day. Nick is trying not to let his friend Leon knows he is afraid, but Nick does want to die. Most others feel the same so; they drink to take their minds off of their situation.