Important themes in 'Fathers and Sons' include father–son relationships, Nick's homecoming, growing up, and role models. The story chronicles the relationships between three generations of men. Most of the story is told through memories of Nick's childhood and Father. The story is a personal narrative that follows the path of Nick Adams as he drives through his hometown with his son. It later appeared in The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories and The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories.
'Fathers and Sons' is a short story by Ernest Hemingway published 1933, in the collection Winner Take Nothing.