Testimony of Trauma: Ernest Hemingway’s Narrative Progression in \u3cem\u3eAcross the River and into the Trees\u3c/em\u3e

Specifically, the study of the progression focuses on examining Hemingway\u27s Across the River and into the Trees for evidence of traumas\u27 effects on Hemingway\u27s development of narrative structure. Throughout his career, Hemingway pinpoints the importance of witnessing and experiencing war on a writer. I endeavor to demonstrate-in detail, achieved by close reading, and with solid evidence-how the imbrication of trauma in Across the River and into the Trees represents a vital moment in Hemingway\u27s progression as a writer. My assertion, a new calculus of subjectivity and objectivity appearing in the narrative structure via the protagonist, viably counters previous critical dismissal of this text and offers new horizons for studies of form and content in Hemingway\u27s writing