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"Indian Camp" is a short story written in 1921 by "Ernest Hemingway". In history we get acquainted with Nick a young boy and his father who is a doctor, they do a good deed in an Indian camp. The text shows a clear development in the boy Nick, after he experiences life and death in almost one and the same.
The language of history is very simple – it is almost minimalist, mainly consisting of main clauses. There are very few metaphors (e.g., the footballer), very few descriptions of the surroundings and almost none of the person. This means that the reader must use his imagination while reading.
This text is narrated by a third person's narrator, but the point of view limited to Nick, (e.g., George being called Uncle George and not just George.) Nick is characterized implicitly, since as such we don’t get direct information about his thoughts and feelings.
The title of the text indicates first and foremost the main setting, everything in the camp where virtually the whole story takes place. In addition to the camp in, the tale also takes place on a lake and a meadow. The story takes place immediately in the early 19th century, when "Ernest Hemingway" himself was a child at the time, and his father was also the same kind of doctor as the father of Nick. The tale takes place from late evening "The two boats started off in the dark." (p 12 line 17) to early morning “the sun was coming up over the hills." (p. 16 line 21)
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