Three Day Blow

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Essay: “The Three-Day Blow” Drinking is one of people’s main problems. Drinking distorts self-perception and actions. There are many reasons for drinking: depression, happiness, a social event. These incentives are developed in “The Three-Day Blow” by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway uses drinking as a form of expression through his character Nick and his inner conflict. This short story is about two friends that decide to spend the day together, forget about their problems and just drink until they realize that drinking has no meaning. It just changes things for a few hours, without r...

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