Nick is just a naive boy.Hero's pain: Having to learn to either live life by living or die, but be forever a coward.Symbols/motifs: suicide, oblivionSummary: Nick accompanies his father and uncle to an Indian pregnancy. The husband of the woman commits suicide.
Hero's pain: Macomber having to deal with being a coward and having everyone know that you are a cowardSymbols/motifs: cowardness, hunting, manilinessSummary: Francis Macomber and his wife Margaret (usually referred to as "Margot"), are on a big-game safari in Africa, guided by professional hunter Robert Wilson. Earlier, Francis had panicked when a wounded lion charged him. Margot mocks Macomber for this act of cowardice, and it is implied that she sleeps with Wilson.The next day the party hunt buffalo.
Macomber and Wilson hunt together where the pair shoot 3 buffalo. Two of the buffalo are killed, but the first buffalo was only wounded and has gone into the bush. Macomber now feels confident, and he and Wilson proceed to track the wounded animal, paralleling the circumstances of the previous day's lion hunt.When they find the buffalo, it charges Macomber while he stands his ground and fires at it.
His shots are too high, and Wilson fires at the beast as well, but it keeps charging. Macomber kills the buffalo at the last minute, while Margot fires a shot from the car at the buffalo. However, the shot hits Macomber in the skull and kills him. Margot falls to the ground and weeps.
Hero's pain: the man has to deal with the probability of dying and fighting for if he wants to die or live.Symbols/motifs: night, love, dying, faking
Nicks says, "It isn't fun any more."
Also, the fact of no one wanting to listen and instead having to learn to get back into society on his own. Also, not wanting to have those emotions, yet having to have them due to family.Hero's pain: Krebs that no one understands his pain, no connection with society.Symbols/motifs: prayer, disconnection
and Mrs. Elliot have to deal with the fact that love and emotions do complicate things.Hero's pain: they both love each other very much, but not being able to have a child causes for conflict. However, when they stop trying than they are able to live with each other again as friends.
Symbols/motifs: friendship
(She ends up giving in and has the operation)• Scenery is important. One side of the tracks is lush and nature-y. Hills are like white elephants (whatever the hell that means) White = Pure? white elephant = pregnancy• Other side is barren, INFERTILE. Yeah. That's deep• She's literally at a crossroads.
Between fertility and infertility. Which is cool because she's also figuratively at a crossroads. Between fertility and infertility. • It's mostly awkward dialogue, but also some intense imagery.
Hero's pain: Nick deals with feeling lost in God's plan, yet still praying. Also, has to deal with being afraid of dying as well as insomnia.Symbols/motifs:, Religious references - Soul, prayer, prayers for everyone even if he doesn't believe;Marriage - Parents = always unstable; John's =loving and caring; Nature - simplicity and peace.
The older waiter not really either due to making complications for the other waiter. The other waiter is due to not wanting complications and just wanting to go home.Hero's pain: Both the old man and the old waiter have to deal with insomnia.Symbols/motifs: True happiness, what does it mean to be tranquil and peaceful; how do you attain happiness?Characters: Old waiter, young waiter, old manSummary: A man at a bar is staying too late so one of the waiters rushes him and kicks him out. Two waiters, the older waiter doesn't think the older waiter should've kicked the old man out. Older waiter speaks a quote from the bible but replaces religious terms with nothing.
He doesn't want to be part of the war, he just wants to be left alone.-Characters: Pro- Old man Ant- War-Setting: Spain, in between Ebro and Barcelona -Atmosphere: sad, quiet -Point of View: first person-Theme: War effects everybody, not just the soldiers; doesn't want to leave the things he loves behind.-Hemingway hero: bonding between the old man and the soldier-Hero's pain: old man can't get other people to really connect with his pain.
Symbolism/motif: big hands/manlinessSummary: women wants to change herself, man thinks she is fine the way she is. Women wants cat who is stuck in the rain, however, she cannot find cat when she goes out. Bellhop finds cat and has the maid bring the cat to the women. Women finally has an actual companion. The women is going to have an affair with the bellhop and it isn't going to work out with the married couple.cat= independence; the wife wants to have that independence instead of being that fool.
