... , Macomber is completely consumed by his fear. Hemingway writes from the lion's perspective and this is very significant. He gives the lion a voice and tries to understand what the lion is feeling. Macomber, on the other hand, does not think about what the lion feels and shoots him in the gut. When the lion charges, Wilson kills him by shooting him directly in the head. Wilson respects the lion, and this is signified by the connection with his head ... the fullest (Hemingway, 1954). Hemingway's famous short story, The Old Man and the Sea, details the confrontation between a man and a fis...

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