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Blue Hotel Essay Research Paper

Blue Hotel Essay, Research Paper


"The Blue Hotel" The Swede is a major source of conflict in "The


Blue Hotel". The external conflicts that he faces are caused by implied


internal conflicts. The Easterner sums up the cause of the Swede’s internal


conflicts when he says, "…this man has been reading dime novels, and he


thinks he’s right out in the middle of it-the shootin’ and stabbin’ and


all."(103) The Swede is frightened of everyone because in his mind, he is


in constant danger. He is described as "shaky and quick-eyed"(97) in


the beginning. Instead of talking to the old farmer, he stares at everyone and


makes "furtive estimates of each man in the room."(98) This internal


conflict between the real world and the one in the novels cause the first


external conflict between Johnny and the Swede. The Swede is very frightened and


believes that everyone is going to kill him. "He shivered and turned white


near the corners of his mouth."(100) The Swede was so frightened that he


went upstairs to pack his bags and leave. Scully indirectly caused the changes


to the Swede. Scully was trying to calm the Swede down by offering him a drink

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of whiskey. Once the Swede had the alcohol in him, he became a totally different


person. Instead of leaving, he went back downstairs for supper. Johnny describes


the change to his father when he says, "…he was scared, but now he’s too


fresh." The alcohol caused the Swede to become loud, arrogant and cocky.


This time when an argument breaks out at the card table, he is more than ready


to fight. After beating Johnny in a fist fight, the Swede leaves the hotel and


goes into town. The new found bravado caused by the alcohol and the fight is


what causes the Swede to lose his life to the Gambler. Even though this story


was written about the Old West, the theme that alcohol can change people is


still very true today. If the Swede had not drunk the alcohol, he would not have


had the courage to fight Johnny. The combination of the alcohol and winning the


fight gave the Swede even more courage and he died.


Crane, Stephen. "The Blue Hotel". Literature: An Introduction to


Reading and Writing. Eds. Roberts, Edgar V. and Jacobs, Henry E. 1998:97-115


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