Dr. Adams
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Dr. Adams is a recurring physician character in several of Ernest Hemingway’s Nick Adams stories, often depicted as Nick’s father and a figure through whom themes of life, death, and moral complexity are explored.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Adams canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Indian Camp
NERFINISHED
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Nick Adams stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of Something NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three-Day Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming of age
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family tension ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ masculinity ⓘ nature of professional duty ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ professional detachment ⓘ suicide ⓘ violence and trauma ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Nick Adams’s mother ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs | hunter and outdoorsman ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Nick Adams ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | unknown ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| hasRole |
father figure
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moral foil ⓘ vehicle for themes of life and death ⓘ vehicle for themes of moral complexity ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Nick Adams’s moral development
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Nick Adams’s view of life and death ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | modernist literature ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| partOf | Nick Adams cycle ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
competent physician
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conflicted moral figure ⓘ emotionally distant father ⓘ pragmatic about suffering ⓘ |
| setting | rural Michigan ⓘ |
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