The Killers

In response to reading The Killers by Ernest Hemingway, I was kind of torn to how I felt about it. Personally, the characters, Max and Al, were definitely shady form the beginning. Their dialect and tone of their voice gave insight to the reader that their intentions were malicious. Max and Al’s use of the word “bright boy” and “nigger” showed their ignorance and also gave an uncomfortable feeling to me and probably anyone who reads it. This short story, for me, closely resembles the movie deliverance. Although taking place in a different location and time the tone Al and Max used toward everyone different than themselves reminded me of the movie. Everything Max and Al said was intentionally supposed to make the rest of the people feel dumb and awkward. The way they always said they had to keep the “bright boy” amused also stuck out in my mind. When watching the clip of the movie on YouTube, you can definitely feel the tension in the restaurant. Never seeing this movie before, I expected that they were definitely going to kill someone in the restaurant, and the fact that they let them all go was surprising. In response to how Ole Anderson responded when Adams told him what was happening his response was pretty much how I expected it to go. Knowing that he was a retired heavyweight prizefighter you can imagine the pride he must have and he knew that he got involved with the wrong people and there was nothing he can do. All in all, I enjoyed the story and it kept me interested from start to finish.