Dec 17, 2009

The Killers | The Killers

At a glance:

Author: Ernest Hemingway
First Published: 1927
Type of Plot: Social realism
Time of Work: The Prohibition era
Setting: Summit, Illinois
Principal Characters: Nick Adams, Ole Andreson, George, Sam, Al, Max
Genres: Social realism, Short fiction
Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Violence, City life, Gangsters, Organized crime
Locales: Summit, IL

The Story

The story begins abruptly with two gangsters, Al and Max, entering a small diner in the town of Summit, Illinois, near Chicago. They try to order dinner, but George, the counterman, tells them that the dinner menu will not be available until six o’clock. After asking for eggs with ham and bacon, the two gangsters order the only other customer in the place, Nick Adams, to go behind the counter with George. Next they ask who is in the kitchen, and they are told that the only other person there is Sam, the black cook. They tell George to have him come out. Al takes...

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The Killers | The Killers

At a glance:

The Story

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