Here some prompts for the Hemingway story “Under the Ridge.” Like always, you can respond to anything in the story that interested you:
- What do you think Hemingway is saying about cowardice and our perceptions of cowardice in the story?
- Does Hemingway suggest that films and official reports can or cannot tell the real story of war? What incidents from the story shaped your response?
- What does this story show about some of the nearly insurmountable divisions facing the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War?