"My Old Man"

 

 

 

 

Critical Sources:

  • Benson, Jackson J., ed. The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: Critical Essays. Durham, NC: Duke UP, 1975.
  • Krause, Sidney J. "Hemingway's 'My Old Man.'" Explicator (January 1962): Item 39. Rpt in Reynolds 252-53.
  • Phelan, James. "What Hemingway and a Rhetorical Theory of Narrative Can Do For Each Other: The Example of 'My Old Man'" Hemingway Review 12.2 (Spring 1993): 1-14. Available from EBSCOhost.
  • Reynolds, Michael S., ed. Critical Essays on Ernest Hemingway's In Our Time. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1983.
  • Smith, Paul. A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1989.

 

Discussion starters

Why does Butler wear a black jacket with a white cross?

Had Butler been involved in illegal activities, or did the bettors respond spitefully for having lost?

In what ways is the epiphany of this story similar to the epiphany of "Indian Camp"?

Created by Stan Galloway 11 December 1997. Last updated 26 April 2001.