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Ten Indians

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1927

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Essay Topics

1.

“Ten Indians” is the third Nick Adams story in the chronology of this character. Read the previous story, “The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife,” and compare the depictions of Nick in both. What insight does each story add? How does that story help to broaden your understanding of Nick and his relationship with his father?

2.

The narrative begins in medias res after the trip home has begun. How might the story be different if it included the activity in town and at the ball game before the start of the journey home? How might a description of the day’s activities affect the shape of the narrative, positively or negatively?

3.

Compare and contrast Joe Garner and Mr. Adams as father figures. How are they similar and/or different? Consider how each interacts with Nick. How does Nick relate and respond to each of them?

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