This document provides instructions for an essay assignment analyzing a critical article about Ernest Hemingway. Students are asked to summarize and engage with the critical article, discussing how their initial impressions of the assigned reading were complicated or changed. They must consider how the readings fit with themes from the course, such as readings in short fiction and late 19th century American literature. The essay should be 3-4 pages double spaced with citations, a thesis, topic sentences, and textual evidence to support points.