Indian Camp

The Horror of Life from Birth to Death During the Modernist Movement, existentialist writers wrote about the meaninglessness of life. Existentialists believe that life is a struggle against the nothingness of the world. They believe there is no higher meaning to the existence of man, and they deny the existence of God. Ernest Hemingway portrays three different ways of coping with the meaninglessness of life in his short story “Indian Camp.” The three characters that …showed first 75 words of 1401 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1401 total…meaninglessness of life. Although Nick’s father represents this ideal way of coping, Hemmingway characterizes him paradoxically in some ways. In some ways Nick’s father can be seen as caring and nurturing, particularly towards Nick; but at other times Nick’s father is insensitive and uncaring, especially towards the Indians. By including this paradox in a character who represents the ideal way of coping with life, Hemmingway suggests that there is flaw in everyone.