... , the reader learns that there is an affair between a nurse and her patient. The reader may come to this conclusion by a few lines at the beginning of the story. Hemingway notes, "Luz sat on the bed. She was cool and fresh in the hot night"(358). This clearly tells the reader that Luz was in the man's bed, and it shows ... did Luz believe that her first affair was a boy and girl love? Why would she have told the American to stay focused on their goal, and then go out and cheat on him? What made her decision the best? Whatever happened to the American after his disease? These questions ar...

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• Grade Level: High School