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In the final seven paragraphs of "Big Two-Hearted River," Nick decides not to fish in the swamp, where "the river became smooth and deep and the trees grew so close together that you could not crash through the branches." Why does Nick think that fishing in the swamp would be "tragic?" Why does he stop fishing, return to camp, and justify his actions with the thought that "There were plenty of days coming when he could fish the swamp?"

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Ernest Hemingway's use of characterization "Big Two-Hearted River" is featured and discussed in the solution.

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