Abstract:
This paper aims to analyse and study Ernest Hemingway's short story The Snows of Kilimanjaro using a psychoanalytic method. It starts with a general introduction on psychoanalysis; its definition as a science, a method, and a literary school. It finally introduces Freudian psychoanalysis and its code of beliefs. I chose here to use Freud's idea of neurotic behaviours and dreams as symptoms of repression, and then to apply them to Hemingway's story. The analysis will be focused on Harry, the main character, with some minor notes concerning Helen, his wife and the second major character.
Key words: Hemingway- psychoanalysis- Freud- neurotic
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