Why Uncle George?--On the Role of This Seemingly Superfluous Character in Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”  

作　　者：HUANG Li-hua 

机构地区：[1]Guangzhou College of Technology and Business,Guangzhou,Guangdong 510800,China

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2022年第10期1011-1015,共5页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Hemingway’s“Indian Camp”is a short story first published in 1924 in The Transatlantic Review,and then in his short story collection In Our Time in 1925.It is considered to be one of Hemingway’s favorites and the best of the collection.However,it also sparked considerable controversy for the involvement of the seemingly superfluous character Uncle George.Since 1960s,Uncle George has always been considered to be the biological father of the newborn baby the Indian woman has delivered and has been claimed to be responsible for the suicide of the Indian husband,which has been falsified by the previous paper of the author.Therefore,it’s of great necessity to explore the role of Uncle George to manifest the significance of this figure.Through close reading of the story,it can be found that Uncle George is a helpful assistant of Doctor Adams,a powerful foil of other protagonists and a useful supporter of the reliable narrator.

关 键 词：HEMINGWAY Indian Camp Uncle George ROLE significance 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]