Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber Analysis
Francis Macomber, from the story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway, was intentionally killed by his wife, Margaret Macomber. In the beginning of the story, the heated conversation reveals that Macomber was scared to kill a lion which made his wife, also known as Margot, very upset while his friend, Wilson, was able to kill the lion. As the plot develops, Macomber takes the initiative to overcome his fear. Since the thought had struck him, he started to act differently with Margo. His tone changed from vulnerable to straightforward and forthright. “That’s the new name for it. You are a bitch.”(140) He goes hunting again but this time it was buffalo hunting. Gathering all the courage, he was able to kill a buffalo which
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Knowing from the previous matter with the lion and knowing that she had spent 11 years with Macomber, she must have known that he is a coward. Knowing for long that he was a coward and that he suddenly changed might have seemed little unrealistic to Margo. When she saw the charging buffalo, it might have occurred to her that Macomber is after all not strong enough, internally, to kill the buffalo. In order to protect her husband, she might have tried to shoot the buffalo but accidentally shot Macomber. It may very well be possible that her aimless shot was due to the small reaction time. Not knowing any specific shooting skills of Margo, it can be inferred that she had shot the gun for the first time and missed the buffalo which seems reasonable. She tone during the whole story is always so consistent, sounding like an innocent and harmless wife. Despite Macomber getting mad at her, Margo remained calm and tried to end the heated conversations. “Please darling, let’s not talk. I’m so very sleepy,” as Margo told Macomber. Later on, after she killed Macomber, she was extremely hurt, from killing her own husband as Wilson was talking to her. When Wilson was suspecting her of purposely killing her husbands, she denied it and was down to tears. She cried, “ Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.” To stop Wilson from talking rubbish that she had killed him
Knowing from the previous matter with the lion and knowing that she had spent 11 years with Macomber, she must have known that he is a coward. Knowing for long that he was a coward and that he suddenly changed might have seemed little unrealistic to Margo. When she saw the charging buffalo, it might have occurred to her that Macomber is after all not strong enough, internally, to kill the buffalo. In order to protect her husband, she might have tried to shoot the buffalo but accidentally shot Macomber. It may very well be possible that her aimless shot was due to the small reaction time. Not knowing any specific shooting skills of Margo, it can be inferred that she had shot the gun for the first time and missed the buffalo which seems reasonable. She tone during the whole story is always so consistent, sounding like an innocent and harmless wife. Despite Macomber getting mad at her, Margo remained calm and tried to end the heated conversations. “Please darling, let’s not talk. I’m so very sleepy,” as Margo told Macomber. Later on, after she killed Macomber, she was extremely hurt, from killing her own husband as Wilson was talking to her. When Wilson was suspecting her of purposely killing her husbands, she denied it and was down to tears. She cried, “ Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.” To stop Wilson from talking rubbish that she had killed him