Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and index.
Contents
Cultural drift : a context for fiction -- "Bernice bobs her hair" and the rules -- "The diamond" and the declining West -- The great Gatsby and the good American life -- "The killers" or the way things really are -- Protestant, Catholic, Jew : The sun also rises -- Order and will in A farewell to arms -- Hemingway and experience -- Hemingway's questions.