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ThethemeofErnestHemingway’sTheKillersErnestHemingwaydescribesacold,indifferent,disorderedsocietyinaironicstyle.(TheTheme)Thisdefinitionofthestory,evenifitappearsacceptablemust,ofcourse,betestedagainstthedetailedstructure.Georgeisaexperiencedboy,heunderstandstheallusiontothemovies,forheimmediatelyasks:”WhatareyougoingtokillOleAndresonfor?Whatdidheeverdotoyou?”GeorgehadoriginallysuggestedthatNickgoseeAndreson,tellinghim,however,”Don’tgoifyoudon’twantto.”Georgehasmanagedtocometotermswiththesituation.Theniggerisaindifferentman,fromthefirst,haswantednopartofit.WhenhehearsNick’svoice,onhisreturn,hesays,”Idon’tevenlistentoit.”Andheshutsthedoor.TheNickisainnocentman,hestoodup,hehadneverhadatowelinhismouthbefore.Hesaid‘Whatthehell?’hewastryingtoswaggeritoff.Butattheendofthestory,hebecomeaexperienceman.Hesaid“I’mgoingtogetoutofthistown.”,”Ican’tstandtothinkabouthimwaitingintheroomandknowinghe’sgoingtogetit.It’stoodamnedawful.Toconclusion,thesituationisshockingtothecookonlyinsofarasitinvolveshisownsafety.Georgeisawareofotherimplicationsbutcandismissthem.Neitherofthemmakesadiscoveryofotherevilinthesituation.ButNickdose,forhehasnotyetlearnedtotakeGeorge’sadultadvice:”Well,youbetternotthinkaboutit.”Thankyouverymuch!