Fathers and Sons (short story)
"Fathers and Sons" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, and is a part of The Nick Adams Stories.[1] The story can be broken into two parts: the first, wherein Nick and his son are on their way to Nick's hometown, and the second, the time the two spend in the town.
[edit] Synopsis
The story is about a father, Nick, and his son, who are returning to Nick's hometown. On the way, Nick is continuously questioned by his son about what the town is like, which makes Nick think of how his hometown used to be, what he used to do, and what his relationship was with his parents, in particularly with his father (whom he greatly admired). He begins to reflect on the times with his father, thinking about how he will choose to pass the memory of his father to his son.
Once they have arrived, Nick sees that nothing is like it used to be, as no one lives there anymore. He decided that he should make the memory of his father a better memory for his son. Based on experience, he realizes that he should be a better father than his own father.
Important themes in "Fathers and Sons" include the father/son relationship, Nick's homecoming, youth/childhood/adolescence, the contrasts of Trudy and Nick's father, melancholy, role models, roles changing, and identity forming.
[edit] References
- ^ Hemingway, Ernest (1972). "Fathers and Sons". The Nick Adams Stories. Scribner's Bookstores. pp. 256. ISBN 0684169401. http://books.google.com/books?id=9prWxCSfHTEC&q=Fathers+and+Sons+hemingway&dq=Fathers+and+Sons+hemingway&client=opera&pgis=1. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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