The Three Day Blow
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All Themes Masculinity, Independence, and Vulnerability Loss and Hope The Lost Generation
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All Characters Nick Bill Marjorie (“Marge”) Bill’s Father Nick’s Father Ida
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The Three Day Blow

by

Ernest Hemingway
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The Storm

The storm, which the characters refer to as the “three-day blow,” represents the feelings that the protagonist, Nick, goes through as he grapples with his recent breakup with a girl named Marjorie: namely…

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