There are two kinds of things that Hemingway reveals about
the boy Schatz in "A Day's Wait." The first is his relationship with the people in his
world. He is trusting because he never questions what he learned at school in France
from his friends. He believes the trustworthiness and believability of the people he
knows. He has an inexperienced and therefore narrow vision of the world (don't we all)
based on his limited experiences.
The second is inner
personal qualities and characteristics. Though Schatz has the experience and
world-understanding of a boy, he has the courage and determination of a man: He
courageously determines to meet his (supposed) fate without shrinking in fear. He has
the personal integrity and strength of character of a man: Even in his (supposed) last
hours, he thinks of his father's comfort and prefers to stay awake, presumably to meet
death head on and not lose any experience of his short life.
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