Essay on Cycles of Violence in The Battler - 1123 Words

Cycles of Violence in The Battler Ernest Hemingways The Battler provides a continued account of Nick Adams dangerous and violent life. Previous stories compiled in The Short Stories edition of Hemingways work documents some of the tribulations of Nick Adams, one of Hemingways protagonists. Apparently, Nick has been plagued by moments of sheer humility, terror, and immutable violence. In the Hemingway short story Indian Camp, Nick is a young boy who witnesses a dreadfully difficult birth by a Native American woman, enduring all the while the hubris of his surgeon father, who is contestibly insensitive to Nicks innocence. Once the birth has ended, the husband of the woman is found with a freshly slit throat, again†¦show more content†¦130) His state of affairs does not improve, however. Nick happens upon a camp of tow men, one of whom is an ex-prizefighter, Ad Francis. Upon arrival, Nick calls out, Hello, and is greeted by Ad with Whered you get that shiner? (p. 130) Not a typical response, but Nick is about to learn he is not in a set of typical circumstances. Ad Francis face is described queerly formed and mutilated...putty in color, with a sunken nose, slitted eyes and with only one ear. (p. 131) Clearly, the implication is that Ad Francis has seen some beatings in his day. This is confirmed by the man himself: They all bust their hands on me...they couldnt hurt me. (p. 132) The extreme physical toll taken by Ad has affected him mentally. Listen, he tells Nick, Im not quite right. (p. 132) Like Nick, Ad is a man who has encountered violence and humiliation all of his life. Countless blows have found their mark on his now-deformed face. In a way, Ad is a physical representation of Nicks fortitude and perserverance, a fellow sufferer whose pain has surfaced in a more tangible way, who takes immediate notice of things like black eyes. Soon after Nicks introduction to Ad, another man approaches the fire. Nick is introduced to Bugs as Ads pal...hes crazy too. (p. 133) Physically, Bugs is a stark contrast to Ads figure: tall, black, low-voiced and calm. Bugs begins to cook a dinner of ham and eggs over the campfire that theShow MoreRelatedDomestic Violence And Sexual Violence1411 Words   |  6 PagesThe term domestic violence is defined as the deliberate frightening, sexual and physical assault, or a behavior that is abusive or intolerable to others as a part of the regular sequence of power and the domination executed by one confidant companion to the other. The patterns of domestic violence usually comprise of the sexual violence, abusing the partner emotionally, psychological assault, and the physical violence. It is dramatic that how the severity and the frequency of the occurrences of theRead MoreEssay on Ernest Hemingway’s Writings and Wartime Experiences2405 Words   |  10 Pagesdynamic story.   Not many knew at the time that the majority of his ideas for his writings were coming from his own personal experiences.   For example, he always wrote of death by violence in his writings, and this came to him through the hunting trips with his father (The Cycle of American Literature 200).   The violence he witnessed out there in the fields with his father influenced him enough to write a detailed story of such conduct.   The events to transpire throughout Hemingway’s life would allowRead MoreThe Science behind War1970 Words   |  8 Pagescall â€Å"war† is actually a natural thing. And we then classified it as violence or as the survival of the fittest. And now in modern thinking and technology, we are now able to find how the human mind came up with an idea such as violence. How humans first used violence for survival then it turned into strategies then from there came with the inventions of weapons. Firstly what is violence that causes things as war? Violence comes in the amydola, a part in the brain that deals with emotions. ItRead MoreSwot Analysis25582 Words   |  103 Pagesspirit, a heritage, and a set of values that has commonality with indigenous peoples. As such, the club has tried to develop a set of values that reaches out to the community, to youth and to the code as a whole. These values represent the Aussie battler spirit; demonstrating that passion, pride, persistence and hard work (often in the face of adversity) will eventually produce victors.6 The value of long-term relationships and loyalty are also particularly important. The Swans’ difficult history