Discussion Questions
2. The quote "She was worth it. Beautiful nigger gal. Why nigger? Why not, just gal? No, it was because she was a nigger that he went to her." means that Bob Stone went for Louisa because she was a black girl. Louisa is a servant for the Stones. Seems how Louisa is their servant, Bob thinks that Louisa is hers. Tom, a black man from the same "factory town" has feelings for Louisa and is willing to try and do anything to help save her. Bob Stone goes to Louisa because she is a nigger because of Tom. Black people could only have a choice to whom to be with, but white people on the other hand could have who ever they wanted, no matter what race. This is why Bob wants Louisa, because he knows it upsets Tom. This reflects thinking at the time because back then there was a lot of racial tension, social class competitors, and lots of conflict between the blacks and whites. These problems are seen all throughout "Blood-Burning Moon."
3. In "The Killers", Hemingway is trying to tell/show us that during this time period a job was a job. If you were getting paid, then the job would get done. He was teaching us about what it meant to stay alive. Back in the 1920's, there was a lot of violence which was usually caused by mobsters. In "The Killers", Mr. Andreson knew that something was wrong; he knew his time had come. When someone betrays, steals, etc. from the wrong person in the 1920's, it meant business. Assuming from what the killers were talking about at Henry's, Mr. Andreson betrayed the wrong person. Once Nick went to tell Mr. Andreson what was going on after he had missed his usual time at Henry's, he noticed Mr. Andreson just laying there. Mr. Andreson knew his day had come, and he wasn't sure whether he wanted to face it yet or not.
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