Growing up summary

Front

What events take place in the camp that shocks Nick?

Back

(Answer: A woman gives birth, and her husband kills himself.)

Front

Who accompanies Nick to the Indian camp?

Back

His father and Uncle George.

Front

What does the story’s ending suggest about Nick’s understanding of life and death?

Back

Possible answers:

• - He’s confused but begins to confront adult realities.

• - He experiences the loss of innocence

Front

ow would you describe Hemingway’s writing style in Indian Camp?

Back

(Answer: Minimalist – short sentences, simple descriptions, little emotion.)

Front

What kind of setting is used in the story?

Back

(Answer: A dark, rural camp near a lake – isolated and tense.)

Front

What does the lake journey at the start and end of the story symbolise?

Back

(Possible answer:

• A passage between innocence and experience / life and death.)

Front

Hvilken ordstiling bruger vi oftest på engelsk?

Back

Ligefrem ordstilling: subjekt + verbum

fx: I go to school

Front

What does Nick’s father do for a living?

Back

(Answer: He is a doctor.)

Front

Correct this sentence: “Yesterday went I to school.”

Back

(Answer: Yesterday I went to school.)

Front

Hviken ordstilling bruger vi ved spørgsmål på engelsk? fx "Do you like it?”

Back

Omvendt ordstilling: verbum + subjekt

(i dette tilfælde et såkaldt "hjælpeverbum", nemlig "do".