The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber
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English 102 Essay #1
In Ernest Hemingway's story, ","
Francis Macomber, according to Hemingway, is a very unhappy man because of his
cowardly display after facing a wounded lion and because of his inability to
stand up to his wife. However, Francis Macomber regains his happiness and
bravery while ....
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.... off into
the tall grass, hiding and waiting for the hunters to come after him. Before
the men go in after the lion, Macomber sat, "sweating under his arms, his mouth
dry, his stomach hollow feeling, wanting to find the courage to tell Wilson to
go on and finish off the lion without him." As the men enter the tall grass,
the lion came charging at them. The next thing he knows, Macomber is "running
wildly, in panic in the open, running towards the stream." Wilson finishes the
lion off with ....
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