| Among the autobiographical research on Hemingway's Nick Adams, little is done from the perspective of the relationship between Hemingway and his hometown Oak Park. This thesis aims at examining the relationship between Hemingway and Oak Park and probing the source and significance of this relationship through the autobiographical reading of Nick Adams. By reading Nick Adams autobiographically, this thesis reveals that Hemingway not only rebelled against but also received legacy from Oak Park. On the one hand, he rebelled against bis parents by the characterization of them, and against Oak Park through the subject matters in The Nick Adams Stories. On the other hand, he also inherited his parents' talents and the legacy of the important values of Oak Park. The rebellion represents the real world after the violent World War I, and the legacy provides his characters with weapons to fight against pain, dread, nada and death in the post-war world.
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