Race and Identity in Hemingway's Fiction (American Literature Readings in the Twenty-First Century)

Race and Identity in Hemingway s Fiction explores how Hemingway negotiates race as a defining element of American identity. His interest in race and racial identity emerged in his writing and his personal life, through attention to skin color, performance of racial identity, and experimentation and immersion in tribal life and rituals. This study imagines what Hemingway s fiction would look like if his non-white characters were brought out of the background and asks how Hemingway s conception of American identity transforms when it is constructed on the basis of race. Race And Identity In Hemingway's Fiction Explores How Hemingway Negotiates Race As A Defining Element Of American Identity. His Interest In Race And Racial Identity Emerged In His Writing And His Personal Life, Through Attention To Skin Color, Performance Of Racial Identity, And Experimentation And Immersion In Tribal Life And Rituals. This Study Imagines What Hemingway's Fiction Would Look Like If His Non-white Characters Were Brought Out Of The Background And Asks How Hemingway's Conception Of American Identity Transforms When It Is Constructed On The Basis Of Race. Joining The Tribe -- The Violence Of Race In Indian Camp, The Doctor And The Doctor's Wife, And Ten Indians -- Black Eyes And Peroxide In The Battler And The Light Of The World -- Light, Snow, And Whiteness In The Short, Happy Life Of Frances Macomber And The Snows Of Kilimanjaro -- Darkness In The Garden Of Eden -- African Brotherhood In Under Kilimanjaro -- Conclusion: Teaching Hemingway And Race. Amy L. Strong. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [159]-167) And Index. Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 16 1 Joining the Tribe......Page 18 2 The Violence of Race in "Indian Camp," "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife," and "Ten Indians"......Page 32 3 Black Eyes and Peroxide in "The Battler" and "The Light of the World"......Page 62 4 Light, Snow, and Whiteness in "The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"......Page 76 5 Darkness in The Garden of Eden......Page 100 6 African Brotherhood in Under Kilimanjaro......Page 136 Conclusion: Teaching Hemingway and Race......Page 158 Notes......Page 162 Bibliography......Page 176 C......Page 186 H......Page 187 L......Page 188 R......Page 189 W......Page 190 Y......Page 191