Journal #18

Journal 18 -“In Another Country”

1. What is the significance of the story’s title?

The story title represents their status. They are no longer who they were, but are trying to get back to it. The people are trying to adapt to their new life because of their injuries which had set them apart from everyone else. The injuries bond them together. The narrator is also actually in another country

2. Which character do you think best represents the “Hemingway hero”? Why?

The major represents the “Hemingway hero”. He is the one who suffered the most and went through it. The major, even though he lost his hand and his wife died, he still fought through it until the end. His injury was the most because he happened to be the best fencer in the world, so it wasn’t just a small hand injury. He handles his suffering with grass and dignity.

3. What can you infer about the photographs the doctor hangs up? What is the significance of the major’s reaction?

The photographs were pictures of people that have been healed with machines. The pictures weren’t actually cured by the machines, but to get the hopes up of the people that possibly they could be healed. The major does not accept what the doctor is trying to tell them. He is very skeptical and just stares off. He is accepting that he won’t return to normal. The major is looking away thinking about his wife and his loss.