In Ernest Hemingway’s story “Indian camp”, which was written in 1921, we follow the main character Nick through one day. It starts out with Nick, his father and uncle George being in camp boats while their Indian guides row them across the lake to the Indian camp. Nick’s father is a doctor and has to treat a sick Indian woman over there.
The woman is pregnant and has had complications giving birth for 2 days. Therefore, is Nick’s father forced to perform a caesarean using a jack-knife. Throughout the operation, the father explains to Nick what is proceeding so he understands. The operation goes well. Both the Indian woman and the baby survive. But when Nick’s father wants to check on the woman’s husband who is in the bunk above hers - he discovers that the husband has split his throat and is therefore dead.
Nick is, of course, sent out of the place, but still manages to see it before he leaves. The uncle leaves with 2 Indians and is not mentioned again in the text. The short story ends with Nick and his father rowing home through the lake - this time without Indian guides. Nick’s father atones for bringing him along. While Nick has questions about death.
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