The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Nature in Hemingway’s Short Stories: Uncaring and Unyielding
In this detailed analysis, L. Aykroyd discusses nature in Hemingway’s short stories.
In Hemingway’s short stories, nature is consistently depicted as both uncaring and unyielding. The author eschews any influence from the Enlightenment and Romantic periods. In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” he shows that memories and good intentions are no match for the ruthless onset of disease. “A Natural History of the Dead” sarcastically dismisses the notion of divine providence by documenting the ugly reality of death. And “The Capital of the World” demonstrates that nature can claim the life of a young, innocent man even if he feels no fear. What is important,...
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