In Another Country

The title “In Another Country” implies that people and events have undergone dramatic change. Discuss how each character has changed recently and how each is dealing with that change.

Hemingway took his title from the play A Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe. In one scene of the play, a monk asks a sinner about his sin, and the man replies that it had occurred in another country. Write a short essay about sin in Hemingway’s story. Does the narrator suggest that his or another character’s actions are sinful? How so?

Hemingway is often described as writing in a simple, clear, and direct style. Investigate this by comparing two passages of the story. Look at the first paragraph. How many words are used? How many letters are in each word on average? How many are one-syllable long, or two, or three, and so on? How many sentences make up the paragraph? How long are the sentences? Then do the same analysis on Important Quote 11. Describe how Hemingway’s writing in the two passages is different and how the effects on the reader are different.