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The Three Day Blow

“Bitched”

The short story “The Three Day Blow” is a lengthy conversation between Nick Adams and his friend Bill, who comes and is jovial at the fact that Nick had just broken up with his girlfriend Marge. They spend their time drinking, and a conversation entails. Nick, understandably, is distraught and saddened by the fact that he has just broken up with Marge, and seeks Bill’s assurance that he in fact, has done the right thing. Bill does not disappoint, but assures and reassures Nick that breaking up with Marge was the best and necessary thing to do.
Here a notable quote that Bill uses as one of his main reasons arguing for this, “if you hadn’t, by now you’d be back home working trying to get enough money to get married…once a man’s married, he’s absolutely bitched, he hasn’t got anything more. Nothing.” (Hemingway 46) However, this just Bill’s negative influence on Nick in two ways: (1) causing Nick to end his relationship with Marge because of......


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