Cat in the Rain
There is an archaic saying that states 'A man in the sky, a woman on the ground,' back in the 1800s in Korea. In the short story, Cat in the Rain, by Ernest Hemingway, he expresses his thoughts toward women and animals as the lower order of society through his point of view. The first part of the story tells that George has a control over his wife, and it also appears that they are in a same position at the end of the story. Hemingway writes in a very strong decisive way to point out his thoughts in his stories. George tests his own wife to prove that he is in a higher position than she is. "No, I'll get it. The poor kitty out trying to keep dry under a table." The husband went on reading, lying propped up with the two pi
There is irony in this story, and although the world has changed, Hemingway's point of view has not. "Anyway, I want a cat," she said, "I want a cat. 50)This phrase can be analyzed by two interpretations. These interpretations relate to Hemingway's thoughts of him looking down on women. Hemingway illustrates the American wife as a teaser and George as a total control. The American wife reveals her impossible hope and desire to her husband. "I want to pull my hair back tight and smooth and make a big knot at the back that I can feel," she said. Two, she at least hopes to have a future in her life by looking out of the window where the light had come on in the square. If I can't have a long hair or any fun, I can have a cat.
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