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The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
In Ernest Hemingway's story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,"
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 out hunting buffalo; unfortunately, it is short lived.
Francis Macomber is a man in his mid-thirties, "very tall, very well built…
and considered handsome." He excelles at court games and has quite a number of
big-game fishing records, yet, this ....
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