Macomber - The Coward

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By analyzing Ernest Hemingway's short story of "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"the paper examines how protagonist Macomber displayed his cowardice in the novel and how he lost the respect of those around him. The paper also studies the author, Ernest Hemingway.

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"Margot comes sneaking into the tent and sees that Macomber is away. He knows what she has done. He is jealous and angry about her sleeping with Wilson, but he is too much of a coward to do anything about it. When Margot demanded to go on the hunt for elephants, Macomber did not want her to go. He asked Wilson to tell her not to go. Wilson put the monkey back on his back and said for him to tell her not to go. Wilson was afraid of his wife. He would not tell her what to do. This again shows Macomber to be a coward. He not only was afraid of the lion but he was afraid of what his wife might do to him."

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