Hemingway, Race, and Art

Kevin Dudley Marc

Description

A social historical reading of Hemingway through the lens of race William Faulkner has long been considered the great racial interrogator of the early-twentieth-century South. In Hemingway, Race, and Art, author Marc Kevin Dudley suggests that Ernest Hemingway not only shared Faulkner's racial concerns but extended them beyond the South to encompass the entire nation. Though Hemingway wrote extensively about Native Americans and African Americans, always in the back of his mind was Africa. Dudley sees Hemingway's fascination with, and eventual push toward, the African continent as a grand experiment meant to both placate and comfort the white psyche, and to challenge and unsettle it, too.Twentieth-century white America was plagued by guilt in its dealings with Native Americans; simultaneously, it faced an increasingly dissatisfied African American populace. Marc Kevin Dudley demonstrates how Hemingway's interest in race was closely aligned to a national anxiety over a changing racial topography. Affected by his American pedigree, his masculinity, and his whiteness, Hemingway's treatment of race is characteristically complex, at once both a perpetuation of type and a questioning of white self-identity.Hemingway, Race, and Art expands our understanding of Hemingway and his work and shows how race consciousness pervades the texts of one of America's most important and influential writers.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Popular culture

Informations

• Publié par: The Kent State University Press
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781612775418
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

HEMINGWAY, RACE, AND ART Bloodlines and the Color Line

Marc Kevin Dudley

hemingway, race, and art

HEMINGWAY, RACE, AND ART

BLOODLINES AND THE COLOR LINE

MARC K. DUDLEY

THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS KENT, OHIO

© 2012 y he Ke Sae Uverŝy Preŝŝ, Ke, Oo 44242 A rgŝ reŝerved rary o Cogreŝŝ Caaog Card Numer 2011030816 isbn 978-1-60635-092-8 Mauacured  e Ued Saeŝ o Amerca

rary o Cogreŝŝ Caaogg--Pucao Daa Dudey, Marc K., 1971–  emgway, race, ad ar : oodeŝ ad e coor e / Marc K. Dudey.  p. cm.  ïcudeŝ ograpca reereceŝ ad dex.  isbn 978-1-60635-092-8 (ardcover : ak. paper) ∞ 1. emgway, Ereŝ, 1899–1961—Crcŝm ad erpreao. 2. Race  eraure. ï. Te.  PS3515.E37Z58577 2011  813'.52—dc23  2011030816

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 ïroduco: he Specer o Race  emgway’ŝ Grave New Word oneCamp” ad “he Docor ad e Docor’ŝ We”: “ïda Decoŝrucg e Grea (We) Ma twoe Camp, Bed e My: Nave Amerca Beyod Dŝŝouo ad Recoŝued Weeŝŝ  “Te ïdaŝ,” “Faerŝ ad Soŝ,” ad “he ïdaŝ We Away” three he Tru’ŝ  e Sadowŝ: Race  “he g o e Word” ad “he Baer”

four K’ ’Em w Kdeŝŝ: emgway’ŝ Raca Recogo  “he Porer” fiveSowŝ o Kmajaro,” “he Sor appy e o “he Fracŝ Macomer,” adGreen His o Arica:(Re)drawg e Coor e, or Remagg e Coe  Sadeŝ o Back ad We six he Frŝ Sa Be aŝ, e aŝ Sa Be Frŝ: Eraŝg ad Reracg e Coor e  “he Good o,”True at First Ligt,adUnder Kiimanjaro  Epogue: Coexuazg emgway’ŝ Grad Compcao  Noeŝ  Workŝ Ced  ïdex

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introduction

The Specter of Race in Hemingway’s Grave New World

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“Civilization’s going to pieces,” broke out Tom violently. “I’ve gotten to be a ter- rible pessimist about things. Have you read ‘The Rise of the Colored Empires’ by this man Goddard? . . .  “Well it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. The idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. It’s all scientific and stuff; it’s been proved.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald,The Great Gatsby

he ŝpecer o race ca e a wodrouŝy erryg g. Ereŝ emgway ceray oug ŝo, aŝ dd ŝ red F. Sco Fzgerad. Bu you woud o kow a judgg y e dear o reaed crca maera o eac arŝ. ke a goŝ, a dark ŝpecer payed o er mdŝ or yearŝ, ad or em- gway, eŝpecay,  waŝ a eog pŝycc poŝŝeŝŝo. he precedg excerp romhe Great Gatsby, a ŝ gorouŝ revy, capureŝ a growg ax- ey pagug e Amerca magao  e wee ceury’ŝ dawg yearŝ. We e ŝegme ceary mockŝ e rraoay o Amerca’ŝ co- ŝcouŝy yper-aoaŝ Tom Bucaaŝ, Fzgerad ŝmuaeouŝy ecoeŝ W. E. B. Du Boŝ’ŝ 1903 procamao a e “proem o e wee ce- ury” woud moŝ aŝŝuredy e a o e “coor e.” hŝ ŝge ŝaeme coud o ave ee ay ruer ad  ee made juŝ e yearŝ ago, e aoe a udred. heŝe aŝŝeroŝ maa er reŝoace ad power a ceury aer ecauŝe o o e meŝŝegerŝ ad e meŝŝage. Du Boŝ made ŝ oŝerva- oŝ aŝ a ŝocoogŝ, ad aŝ a ŝora, u moŝ mporay aŝ a ack ma vg  we Amerca. emgway, aŝ a ŝude o ŝory mŝe ad a

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2 hemingway, race, and art |

ma relecve o ŝ meŝ, ceray eard Du Boŝ’ŝ decarao. Aŝ a ar- ŝ, emgway recorded wa e ŝaw ad eard ad made mea oeŝ or uure reerece.  heŝe mea oeŝ woud prove ŝrumea aŝ emgway recoŝruced o e Amerca ad Arca adŝcapeŝ  ŝ Ico. hroug eŝe re- coŝrucoŝ, e expoŝeŝ e coor e ad cocepŝ o raca eŝŝeay or wa ey are: producŝ o raca mymakg. hŝ ŝ a grad ru reveaed me ad aga  ŝ wrgŝ. O Amerca wrerŝ e eŝ uŝ roug Papa’ŝ voce Green His o Aricaa “we ave ad wrerŝ o reorc wo ad e good orue o Id a e,  a croce o aoer ma ad rom voyagg, o ow gŝ, acua gŝ, ca e . . . ad ŝ kowedge ŝ wrapped  e reorc ke pumŝ  a puddg. Occaŝoay  ŝ ere, aoe, uwrapped  puddg, ad  ŝ good” (20). We do o Id ayg vauae  e reo- rc, emgway aŝŝureŝ uŝ; we Id   e coveyed reay. heŝe vaued pumŝ are ŝ ad peceŝ o ru—uvarŝed, raw, ad rea.  ï ŝevera o ŝ Amerca ŝoreŝ, emgway eŝ aeŝ aou e “oer” Amerca, aowg our ao’ŝ marga Igureŝ, ŝ raca paomŝ, o ŝpeak— eve  drecy—o e rue ŝae o gŝ  Amerca. here ŝ awayŝ a amoŝ yper-cogzace o e coor e aŝ aacy. ï e wrgŝ ŝpawed y ŝ Ia Arca ŝaar, emgway demoŝraeŝ ye more poŝŝeŝ ere  dey’ŝ coŝruco. ï Arca, emgway makeŝ race’ŝ ma- eay que appare, Irŝ  oryg e coor e (we ŝee ŝ  oŝe Irŝ Arca-ŝpred exŝ), e ( e workŝ ŝprgg rom ŝ aŝ ŝaar)  eraŝg ad raŝg  a w, ad ŝeemgy awayŝ  e ack o ŝ md waŝ Du Boŝ’ŝ eary wee-ceury admoo.  ï ŝ ŝema eŝŝay coeco o 1903,he Sous o Back Fok,Du Boŝ ex- poreŝ e deaŝ o ackeŝŝ, ŝpecIcay wa  meaŝ o e ack  Amerca a e egg o wa waŝ e a ew ceury. ookg a mŝe roug e eŝ o Du Boŝ’ŝ “doue coŝcouŝeŝŝ,” e Arca Amerca ŝadŝ aŝ a or ad orured ey ŝrvg o crat mŝe  e mod o o ŝ ew ad ŝ od omeadŝ, ye ŝeemg o eog woy o eer. he Emac- pao Procamao o 1862 et a peope pyŝcay ree u eret o ome, o veood, o e prvegeŝ o (poca) voce ad educao;  aŝo et em ŝrpped o perŝoa prde ad, o a grea degree, o ope. Wa o do ecame e quadary or o e we ad e ack, ad e we ma procamed  ŝ urde. hŝ aŝo ecame e urgeog ceury’ŝ greaer proem o e coor e, ad ŝ proem reuŝed o e oud y e ŝrcureŝ o or- ma pocŝ, orcg ŝ way o o e ŝcece ad ar o e day.

introduction3 |  Ye, reavey ŝpeakg, e we erary academy’ŝ memerŝ durg Du Boŝ’ŝ day wo addreŝŝed, e aoe mmerŝed emŝeveŝ , e pocŝ ad ŝocoogy o race were ew. Aŝ a arŝ, Fzgerad makeŝ meo o race  he Diamond as Big as te Ritzadhe Great Gatsby,u e ceray doeŝ o make ŝ exporao ŝ cera mŝŝo. Perapŝ more a ay oer wee-ceury caoca repreŝeave, Wam Fauker mmerŝeŝ m- ŝe  e ŝŝueŝ o oogy ad ecy.Ligt in August,or exampe, ŝ a aemp o exorcŝe e demoŝ ad deeaŝ ŝeŝeŝ aug a ere rego geeraoŝ ater e acua ŝecoa ŝre ceaŝed, geeraoŝ ater ŝ ucodoa ŝurreder. ï ac, Fauker’ŝ 1932 ove ŝowŝ a remark- ay egeed awareeŝŝ o o raca epŝemoogy ad mŝcegeao’ŝ aeda orrorŝ  e 1930ŝ Amerca Sou. Nooŝ o race, power, ad auory are oregrouded  Joe Crŝmaŝ’ŝ ow ŝory ad, arguay, e ŝory o a ere rego.  Bu wa o e reŝ o Amerca? Surey e Sou waŝ o aoe  ŝ agŝ. Tom Bucaa’ŝ magave ramgŝ—or, more correcy, Fzgerad’ŝ— ŝuggeŝ oerwŝe. ï ac, race coŝcouŝeŝŝ ad e ever-preŝe coor e eve pervade e exŝ o e ukeeŝ o Amerca’ŝ ŝo-caed moderŝ, Er- eŝ emgway. No oy waŝ emgway aware o Du Boŝ’ŝ decarao atedeIg proem o e wee ceury waŝ a o e coor e, u ŝ eog egageme w race ŝuggeŝŝ a e eeved  o e rue.  Some o emgway’ŝ eareŝ wrgŝ are racay oud, ad e auor waŝ ever ae o ŝake ree o oŝe eerŝ. We ŝee ŝ  emgway’ŝ aŝc- ao w ad eveua puŝ oward e Arca coe. Severa o ŝ aer exŝ or o ŝ ŝaarŝ are a grad experme mea o o pacae ad com- or ŝ ow pŝyce, ad o caege ad uŝee , oo. emgway vŝed Eaŝ Arca wo meŝ. ŝ Arca raveŝ, eŝpecay ŝ Irŝ, were o oe eve a meaŝ o eŝcapg e caegeŝ o we prvege eg moued a ome ad, o aoer eve, a way, e oped, o cary or mŝe creaŝgy mud- ded ooŝ o raca dey ad auory. W ŝ ceary deeaed ŝoca erarcy, 1930ŝ Arca ecame e we arŝ’ŝ rue ad o opporuy ad,  ŝome reŝpecŝ, e aŝ good coury. Ye e Arca ŝaarŝ, eŝpecay ŝ aŝ, aŝo ŝad aŝ ŝoco-aeŝec expermeŝ a umaey caege ooŝ o raca eŝŝeay ad wa ï w ca aŝoue dey. ï ac, emgway’ŝ greaer ody o work, we examed  ŝ oay, ŝ a career-og experme exporg a varey o dey ŝŝueŝ, o wc race ŝ a egra par. Suc ŝ e egacy o a moder, u emgway’ŝ rue modery aŝ, u ow, ee oy paray recogzed.