Journal 18

1. What is the significance of the story’s title?

The narrator is an American in Italy and does not know the place. The Italians were separated from others because they were injured. Other people were not injured like they were, so they stood out and were isolated. The character was not exactly like a brave soldier wounded in the war, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

2. Which character do you think best represents the “Hemingway hero”? Why?

Signore Maggiore best represents the “Hemingway hero”. He suffers a personal injury as well as a physical injury. His injury is significant because he lost his hand and he was a fencer. He also lost his wife.

3. What can you infer about the photographs the doctor hangs up? What is the significance of the major’s reaction?

The photos are supposed to help the wounded men by giving them hope. They show what they can become through treatment. The major does not acknowledge this to be true and accepts what has happened to him and what he will be.