Hemmingway ColloquoyBig Two Hearted River
... The short story “Big Two-Hearted River” by Ernest Hemmingway is a reaction against the modernist values of post World War I society. ... Nick fishes during him time at the river; he feels kinship with the trout. ... Being near the river is a renewal. ... As Hemmingway shows in “Big Two Hearted River” modernization liberated and broadened the world at the same time it alienated the individual. Reading “Big Two Hearted River” is like reading The Homeless Mind in story form. The Hemmingway story is a powerful reflection of the characteristics of a modern society that Berger discusses in his article. ... Hemmingway reacts to these values using Nick’s relationship with both the river and nature.