The Short, Happy Life of Francois Macomber, by Ernest Heming

"Limping along in his uniform, he looked the hero, and he could tell a good story. Now that he had broader experiences, he could tell really great stories. And the mysteries of Hemingway's life and Hemingway's writings begin to deepen. Which stories actually happened? Which did he invent? Did he come to believe the fiction as fact as many of his family, friends, and admirers did? Hemingway, the ultimate storyteller, was not only telling stories, he was reinventing himself ."

Hemingway is well remembered for his expatriate period, when he, along with other notable American artists, spent time in Paris . Hemingway was soon to fall in love with a woman named Hadley Richardson, and the two corresponded for a long time before meeting . Once they did

It is important to realize that so much of Francis’ self-loathing comes from the dynamic of the other characters. In other words, Francis hates himself for being a coward because he knows how others are going to perceive him. Ultimately, this is an issue between Francis and himself, but the opinions of others clearly are important to Francis. For instance, the opinion of Wilson is obviously significant, and the fact that Wilson is basically fearless further illuminates the cowardice of Francis, both to himself and to others .

The plot of the story is that once confronted with a lion, Francis Macomber runs, thus revealing himself as a coward. Not only does this reality confront him directly, but it is obvious to his wife as well, which results in generating even more resentment and animosity. Francis is consumed with self-loathing because he was unable to face the lion, and in the end, he bravely confronts a raging bull. However, at the very last moment, Margot reaches for her gun and kills her husband.

“Good,” said Macomber. He sat there, sweating under his arms, his mouth dry, his stomach hollow feeling, wanting to find courage to tell Wilson to go on and finish off the lion without him. He could not know that Wilson was furious because he had not noticed the state he was in earlier and sent him back to his wife. While he sat there Wilson came up. “I have your big gun,” he said. “Take it. We’ve given him time, I think. Come on” .

Francis Macomber’s biggest battle in life was the battle he fought with himself. We see this evidenced throughout the story, and find many examples to support this thesis. The evidence may be divided amongst four claims:

First, Francis’ disgust with himself and this occurs throughout the story as Francis continues to berate himself. Second, Francis battles himself through the analysis of ot

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