In Big Two Hearted River, Ernest Hemingway used his own experiences he had during the war and the problems he faced when he was injured during the war. As soon as Nick got off the train, the reader could sense Nick's disappointment and understand that he was a troubled soul. At the same time, it was a way for Nick to heal himself by staying close to nature and the simplest things in life. No matter how happy Nick would be, he would continue to have flashbacks of things he did and friends he lost along the way. Throughout Hemingway's short story, Nick will continue to overcome his war problems by camping and collecting his food from the river and the reader will be able to see Nick's pain and happiness. When Nick looks at the burned city and all the black ash everywhere, not a standing building but old burnt wood. The only thing still standing was the old Mansion Hotel and it was still destroyed. Hemingway used the town to help the reader understand that this is Nick's new start in life. The example he used is simple (new beginning). Just as nature would have done if it had burned a forest, it would rebuild itself. Hemingway continues to write about Nick being pleased with the things he has seen. After Nick found his campsite and made a fire, he decided to eat. Hemingway explains what Nick had eaten and what Nick was thinking when he decided to make coffee. During the war, Nick had a friend named Hopkins. Hopkins was a big coffee drinker and Nick was not when Nick decided to make coffee it reminded him of an argument between Hopkins and Nick about how coffee is supposed to be prepared. “He no longer remembered how he prepared the coffee. He remembered a… middle of paper…… Nick's hand was shaking. He recovered slowly. The thrill had been too strong. He felt vaguely a little sick, as if it would be better to sit down. (Hemingway 1925) After the event with the fish, Nick was tired of the rush and happiness. Nick then caught two more fish and cleans them to eat later. “Nick cleaned them, splitting them from the orifice to the tip of the jaw. All the insides, gills and tongue came out in one piece. They were both males; long strips of gray-white milt, smooth and clean. All interiors are clean and compact, coming out all together. Nick threw the offal on the ground for the minks to find. (Hemingway 1925) Throughout the cleaning, Nick's movements appear in different ways. When he cleans the fish he realizes that his thoughts of doom and being cleaned too and as the days pass so does Nick and his movements..