Big Two-Hearted River
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Part I Part II
Themes
All Themes The Inevitability of Change Nature and Control Physical vs. Emotional Suffering
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Nick Hopkins
Symbols
All Symbols Seney The River Black Grasshoppers The Swamp
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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Big Two-Hearted River

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Ernest Hemingway

Big Two-Hearted River Literary Devices

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