Feminist Literary Criticism in the Indian Camp by Ernest HemingwayIn the short story "Indian Camp", by Ernest Hemingway, many controversies arise regarding the idea of feminism in the text. Feminism is a general term used to describe the defense of women's social and political rights and equal rights with those of men. Feminist criticism is examined through a "lens" by looking at gender roles in literature, the value of female characters in the text, and the interpretation of the perspective from which the text is written. Many of Hemingway's female characters display anti-feminist attributes because of the role women play or the way they are mentioned in a text by him or other characters. Many assumptions accompany the analysis of “Indian Camp” through a feminist lens, such as the roles in the story, the use of a male point of view, and the way men interact with women. Ernest Hemingway was a short story writer. who liked to hint at a deeper meaning, instead of just stating it clearly in the story. “Hemingway believed that the true meaning of a piece of writing should not be obvious from the superficial story which he called the iceberg theory” (Assemi et al). This theory distinguishes his writing from other writers. He has a reputation for stereotyping female characters as weak or dependent on men when he creates them in his writing. It gives men most of the power and credit without recognizing the importance of women. According to the article "The Ignorance of Women in Hemingway's Short Stories", "despite his efforts to write priceless pieces, it appears that he was unable to conceal his anti-woman attitudes in his works . Despite four marriages and numerous affairs, he never seemed to have any lasting stability or stability...... middle of paper .......com. My meta diary on education for Lit 6937: Blogger. March 11, 2011. the web. May 14, 2014. Assemi, Arezoo et al. “The Ignorance of Women in Hemingway’s Short Stories.” IPEDR.com. International conference on language, media and culture. 2012. Internet. May 14, 2014. Brandt, Jeff. “Ernest Hemingway: in limbo between sexism and feminism.” jtbrandt.com. Internet. May 16, 2014. Hemingway, Ernest. “Indian camp.” The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: Finca Vigia Edition. By Ernest Hemingway. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987. 67-70. Internet. April 22, 2014. “Indian Camp.” In our time: Ernest Hemingway. SparkNotes LLC. Internet. May 16, 2014. Wray, Will. "POINT: The chauvinistic undertones of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises are representative of 20th century men's later resentment of Emer." Thenoser.com. The brown nose. December 5, 2008. Web. May 15 2014.