The little boy

Hemingway keeps wishing for the boy but when they are together and the boy suggests help from his family Hemingway refuses. I feel like the boy could also represent other writers and trying to help hemingway with new ideas

I read Hemingway's "A Moveable Feast," which is a short, short non-fiction novel about his time in Paris hanging out with other famous writers. Remember, he was the last superstar celebrity novelist in American culture; at any rate, he had a wide social circle of other writers. You could even go so far as to say other writers were his main source of friendships. Knowing this, I wonder myself if the boy is a beginning writer. I am reminded of the quote, "The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him" (Forgot the page, sorry... 15ish?).

I was remembering something Mr. Hart said in class about Hemingway's genius. Mr. Hart said that since Hemingway was so smart, he was bored of others who couldn't meet his intelligence. What I was thinking was when other writers, i.e. the boy, would try to help him, he would rather be alone. But in truth he desperately wanted their help in succeeding his mission but was too late in asking them. Like every time he would regret not bringing the boy along with him, it was like he regretted not seeking help from his peers.