The End of Something / Three-Day Blow

The End of Something / Three Day Blow: Short stories by Ernest HemingwayThese two Ernest Hemingway should ideally be read together as they are linked by storyline (the end of a relationship) and theme (change). The lumber town of Hortons Bay has died and its people have left because all the old-growth trees have been cut down. Like the townspeople, Nick Adams is planning a new beginning. He has decided to break up with girlfriend Marjorie, telling her “it isn’t fun anymore”. We learn the reason in the second story, where we are introduced to the additional themes of class and/or racial prejudice, selfish mateship and regret.

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