Before we are even introduced to the characters at the beginning of the story, Hemingway very cleverly introduces the story by describing the arrival of the father and Nick as: " They went up from the beach through a dewy meadow, following the young Indian carrying a lantern. Then they entered the woods and followed a path that led to the forest road that headed back towards the hills. The arrival of Nick and his father through a bumpy road foreshadows the harsh reality that father and son will eventually face. That same bumpy road leads to the hills where the reader can see the idea of ​​a character, in this case Nick, reaching a turning point in his life. Overcoming the road that is life, Nick will eventually transform from an innocent young boy into a man. His father's decision to take Nick with him to the camp will change the way Nick perceives the world as we later find out that Nick witnessed it. of the birth of a child and death on the same day. Whether or not the fathers' decision has a positive impact on Nick is left up to the reader