masculinity by Hemingway
In Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", Francis Macomber and his wife Margot attempt to rekindle their marriage on a vacation; however, they succeed only in growing further apart. Hemingway himself would frequently go fishing or even make expensive Safari trips to Africa. The setting of his short story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" takes place on a Safari tour in Africa. The main characters are Francis Macomber, Margot Macomber, and Robert Wilson. The story begins with the two men talking about a lion they had killed. At some time earlier, Francis proved himself to be a coward when he fled away from the lion, when set out for a chase. At the sight of this, his wife puts herself in the arms of Robert Wilson, the man who appears to be the most masculine of the two. On a different occasion, the following day, Francis was so enraged that courage and self- confidence struck him, thus making him the hero of the day. What happens is that he hunted a buffalo and went straight out to kill it while it charged him. At the sight of this, Margot falls into great shock, realizing that her husband now has the power and ability to leave her. The men and
bone, dark, his hair cropped like an oarsman, rather thin-lipped, and was macho in more ways than one. Hemingway links the size of Wilson's gun to his masculinity. uncaring personality, thus pointing out that Francis is soft. This Neanderthal side of Wilson calm, educated, well dressed and takes care of himself. These are qualities that someone would
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Approximate Word count = 1619
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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