Big Two-Hearted River

by

Ernest Hemingway

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Big Two-Hearted River Characters

Nick

Nick, the protagonist of “Big Two Hearted River,” is a recurring character in several Hemingway stories, many of which are set before, during, and after World War I. Though never explicitly mentioned in this story… read analysis of Nick

Hopkins

Though Hopkins doesn’t appear in the story, Nick thinks about him at his camp by the river while making coffee “the way Hopkins used to.” Hopkins was a friend Nick had “a long time ago,”… read analysis of Hopkins