"Cross-Country Snow"

In “Cross-Country Snow” two men exhibit a strong bond of friendship and togetherness with each other. However, Nick and George do not talk about sentimental feelings, for they maintain a distance between each other by connecting with each other in skiing and silence. During skiing, each man is in his own mind set, for “the mountain side plucked Nick’s mind out and left him only the wonderful flying (Hemingway 107)”. After skiing, George expressed feelings of fear because he “was afraid to Christy… [because] the snow was too deep” (Hemingway 108). It may seem unimportant, but George expresses an inner feeling to Nick, which makes the two men closer; this proves that Nick and George are close and can be comfortable with each other. As the two men sit together leisurely, they discuss their futures; George suggests to Nick that they take their “skis and … go on the train to where there was good running and then go on and put up at pubs” (Hemingway 110). Once again, this activity seems unimportant, but this suggestion allows each man to ponder on his future and wish for more time with his friend. Overall, this short story allows the reader to understand that even with distance between two friends, important feelings can be expressed