"Indian Camp" - A Story of Initiation?

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Department of English and Linguistics), course: American Short Stories, language: English, abstract: Many critics regard Ernest Hemingway s short fiction as typical stories of initiation. However, by taking a closer look at his short story Indian Camp , this paper will not only reveal the complexity and controversy of this term, but also answer the question whether one might classify this short story as a genuine story of initiation or not...