Everything you need to understand or teach True at First Light by Ernest Hemingway.
The theme at the very heart of Hemingway's African pilgrimage centers on matters of religion. Religious motifs and images are so pervasive that the subject should be allotted much more than the brief space allowed here for such analysis. Statistical survey of key passages and allusions dealing with religion reveals at least 85 such occurrences. Likewise, references to the marijuana-effect Christmas Tree that Miss Mary quests for so assiduously amount to more than 30. And...