As the story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” begins, it shows how things are going in the life of Mr. Macomber at that time. He is embarrassed due to his fears in dealing with lions. Many comments are made regarding his cowardly ways. His wife also senses his fears and is embarrassed by her husband’s cowardly ways. She seems to be more interested in the brave hunter Wilson than in her own husband even showing affection to him. This affects her husband and will ultimately affect his life.
Francis Macomber seems very embarrassed by his fear of wild animals. This character cannot believe the fear he has and where it could be from. His wife seems to not want to be with him because he was a coward. She seems very turned off by his fears. This feeling is echoed by Mr. Wilson as well. No one feels like being a coward is the way someone should be. Macomber’s wife seems to really like the hunter, Mr. Wilson as well. She is so intrigued by the hunting and the hunter that she feels compelled to accompany them on the hunting trips. She also makes several flirty type remarks to Mr. Wilson in front of her husband and insults her husband.
As the last hunt of the story begins, the reader can see that Francis Macomber is finally living the type of life that he wants to live. He seems to finally be free of the fears that encompasses him. Through the last hunt, he had hopes of redeeming himself. Ultimately, he is accidentally shot and killed by his wife. Ouch, that seems a little harsh in the story. Francis Macomber after trying for a while had finally lived a happy life, but it was brought to a short, abrupt end.
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