This paper puts into practice the idea of multiple interpretations of a literary text. It takes as an example Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Cat in the Rain” by looking first at the text in and of itself, by looking at the text as a complete unit. Yet another interpretation transpires when the text is placed into its historical and cultural context, by reading it in relation to the collection of stories (In Our Time) it was published with, and by comparing it to some of the works published by Hemingway. Although many scholars have seen the marital relationship in “Cat in the Rain”, perhaps symbolizing the disintegration of Hemingway’s own marriage, as the main focus of the story, this paper argues that the resulted psychological trauma of the Great War, in its impact on human relationships, is the central idea “Cat in the Rain”. This paper argues that this contextual interpretation proves in a sense that this short story is but a conduit through which the cultural disillusionment of the time speaks.
S Allehaibi, M. (2024). Readings of Ernest Hemingway’s "Cat in the Rain" in its literary Context. فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 41(81), 9-30. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2024.340827
MLA
Maged S Allehaibi. "Readings of Ernest Hemingway’s "Cat in the Rain" in its literary Context", فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 41, 81, 2024, 9-30. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2024.340827
HARVARD
S Allehaibi, M. (2024). 'Readings of Ernest Hemingway’s "Cat in the Rain" in its literary Context', فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 41(81), pp. 9-30. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2024.340827
VANCOUVER
S Allehaibi, M. Readings of Ernest Hemingway’s "Cat in the Rain" in its literary Context. فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 2024; 41(81): 9-30. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2024.340827
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