Answer the question
(1 short story)Hemingway’s “Indian Camp”
Please answer the following questions:
1. After you finish reading Wilbur Williams’s “A White Father at the ‘Indian Camp’?” discuss your thoughts about his theory. Did it surprise you? Do you agree? Explain.
2. How does Nick change over the course of his visit to the Indian Camp? (How was he affected by what he witnessed?)
3.What are your thoughts about the behavior of Nick’s father and Uncle George at the Indian Camp? (Your answer should include a discussion about power and privilege.)
(2 short story) West’s “The Typewriter”
Please answer the following questions:
1A. At first, the typewriter bothered Millie’s father. It was described as a “sucker of sanity,” and the “murderous” sound of the keys was compared to “a vampire slowly drinking his blood” (78). Why did he feel this way about the typewriter?
1B. Eventually, his attitude about the typewriter changed. What caused this to happen?
2. What does the typewriter symbolize?
3. What is a theme of this story
4. Is it significant that we only know the protagonist’s fantasy name (J. Lucius Jones) and not his real name? Explain.
(The protagonist is the main character in a story, play, or film. The character who opposes the protagonist is the antagonist. In some short stories and novels, the antagonist may be a force of nature or circumstance.)
