The Short Happy Life of Francis McCamber

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In Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" the true

character which is fit to qualify as the code hero is Francis Macomber. It is not obvious at

first considering that in the story Francis is portrayed as a cowardly fearful man, as

opposed to the manly and brave Wilson, who seems the perfect character to be the code

hero. With the lion hunting incident at the opening of the story, Francis cowards off from

the lion's roar alone, running to safety in front of his wife, which defies the code by not

having acceptable behavior in facing death, while Wilson goes in to face the lion and kills

him bravely. Yet where the theme of the story is concerned, Francis faces a bigger

challenge than Wilson can ever imagine.

Francis is a cowardly man, not physically, but mainly mentally. He lacks self

esteem and belief in his own self, which leads to people stepping all over him, like his

wife does. His wife openly cheats on Francis, only because she is convi

Approximate Word count = 682
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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