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“The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber. (1048 Words) First Draft
Bravery, courageousness and fearlessness all are words that can be used to describe someone who is manly or masculine. None of these words are can be used when talking about Francis Macomber. Rich and successful, Macomber never needed to prove his masculinity to nobody. Even though undefined, in the short story “The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber” Masculinity is the main theme developed through the uses of imagery, symbolism and irony. At the beginning of their African Safari Hunt, Francis Macomber struggles to deal with his fear of death, while his wife takes part in adulterous activities with the leader of the hunt, Robert Wilson. Wilson is everything that Macomber is not. Brave and courageous, Wilson is desired by Margot for possessing all of the masculine qualities, and even her marriage to Macomber does not stop her from getting what she wants. Francis Macomber must overcome his fears and reach the epitome of his masculinity if he hopes to return from this African Safari with his wife, and most importantly his own life.
Francis and Margot Macomber are anything but alike. Early on it is clear that they are held together, not by their feelings for one another, but because of the social status Francis holds back in America. Hoping to re-spark their marriage, the couple embarks on an African safari-hunting trip with professional guide, Robert Wilson. Their plan has the exact opposite effect when Francis Macomber cowardly flees from a lion mid-hunt. Embarrassed at her husbands actions, Margot begins an affair with Wilson, the more masculine of the two men. When hunting for buffalo the next day, Francis Macomber becomes enraged when Margot kisses Wilson i...
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...e story. Once again using whiskey as a symbol to manhood, Macomber enjoys the strong spirit out of celebration of his newfound masculinity and happiness. Francis Macomber’s happiness is short lived when his wife ironically shoots him down, right after he explains his newfound joy to Wilson:
You know, I don't think I'd ever be afraid of anything again, Macomber said to Wilson. Something happened in me after we first saw the buff and started after him. Like a
Dam bursting. It was pure excitement. (p. 38, Hemingway) Clearly this quote states that no longer did Macomber fear death. Macomber develops from someone who is a coward in the eyes of his wife Margot, into someone who has reached the epitome of their masculinity.
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Hemingway, Ernest. "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber." 1936. The First Forty Nine Stories. London: Cape, 1946. 9-43. PDF File.
From the beginning, Robert Cohn’s name defines himself－he is essentially a conehead in a society where concealing insecurities and projecting masculinity is paramount. Although he tries in vain to act stereotypically male, Cohn’s submissive attitude and romantic beliefs ultimately do little to cover up the pitiful truth; he is nothing more than a degenerate shadow of masculinity, doomed for isolation by society. In the incriminating eyes of people around him, Cohn is a picture-perfect representation of a failure as a man. Through Cohn, Hemingway delineates not only the complications of attaining virility, but also the reveal of another “lost” generation within the Lost Generation: those living without masculinity and the consequences they thus face.
In most of the world's greatest literature, there have been introduced countless courageous characters and triumphant victories. These characters have the power to father strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. Such characters as Janie from Their Eyes Were Watching God, Gatsby from The Great Gatsby, June from The Joy Luck Club, and Edna from The Awakening. Throughout each of these magnificent stories comes an example of bravery and courage. Although in some cases, the characters may not generally be perceived by the public to be courageous at all, they demonstrate extreme strength in overcoming adversity.
In the story, chronologically, Francis, Margot, and Wilson are hunting a lion they heard coughing and growling a mile or so outside of their camp. They drive to meet the lion, and from about 100 yards away, Francis shoots, hitting the lion in the flank and wounding it. The lion runs, and the trio continues to pursue it. Although warned, Francis is still surprised by the lions last-ditch attempted rush, and flees the scene of the kill. Ashamed by her husbands cowardice, Margot flirts, seduces and finally sleeps with Wilson, their guide.
...Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber.’” Short Stories for Students. Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 211-18. 27 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 29 Oct. 2009.
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In the narrator’s description of Macomber it states, “He was dressed in the same sort of safari clothes that Wilson wore except that his were new he was thirty-five years old, kept himself very fit, was good at court games, had a number of big-game fishing records, and had just shown himself very publicly, to be a coward” (Hemingway 2). This marks the beginning of the motif concerning Macomber’s cowardly actions seen throughout the story. Hemingway paints a picture of Macomber as very similar to Wilson until he bolts from the lion he pays to kill on the safari. Easily frightened Macomber does not possess enough faith or courage to remain and finish the job he set out to do, leaving Wilson and his gun bearers to complete the task. After the buffalo hunt, Macomber experiences a new feeling, the feeling of finally becoming a man, "He expected the feeling he had about the lion to come back but it did not. For the first time in his life, he really felt wholly without fear. Instead of fear, he had a feeling of definite elation" (Hemingway 19). Hemingway once again uses the motif of manhood to describe how Macomber for once in his life gains control and has no fear; he has become a man and effectually overcome his demons. Macomber's taken down his big game and now feels prepared for anything else that might come his way. After the buffalo hunt, Margot experiences a revelation and understands she no longer controls the situation causing her panic, which leads her to shoot Macomber in the head. H. H. Bell Jr. states in his article, "Wilson perceives this, and, professional hunter that he is, he treats her the same way he would treat any other wounded lioness. In other words, he applies the code of the professional hunter on a human
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...ugh, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them.’ Hemingway was not big on self-analysis; he said upon receiving his Nobel Prize that "a writer should write what he has to say and not speak it." But the facts of his life are important, for Hemingway he believed that a good writer ought to draw always upon personal experience for his material. He wrecked his body in pursuit of a macho ideal. He wrecked his relationships in pursuit of… well, who knows what exactly he was after. After a lifetime of celebrating striving and stoicism, Hemingway ended his life wracked in mental and physical pain. Whatever his personal challenges, Hemingway's professional legacy is clear. American prose is different because of him, and his unique style has influenced art, film and countless other writers. We can only imagine that Papa would be proud
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