Relationships , lust, and love are all things that can consume any man or women
no matter what. They can be some of the most confusing things that sometimes may not
ever make sense, but that's what makes them so interesting. The two stories "Cat In The
Rain" and "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" share a common way in which men and
women hold their relationships. They basically show that men treat women with a certain
cruelty except when they are lusting for them.
In "Cat In The Rain" by Hemingway there is a young couple staying at hotel that
seems to have a tension between them. The wife sees a cat in the rain and goes to retrieve
it , but by the time she gets there the cat is gone. Eventually the maid at the hotel brings a
cat to her room and throughout the entire story the husband reads his book on the bed.
Right away you can tell that the husband doesn't really care too much about his wife is
when she says she is going to get the cat. When she says this, the husband offers to get it
himself but doesn't even move an inch off the bed. And as the wife is leaving to go get
the animal the husband says "Don't get wet". If he really was a considerate person he
would have at least gotten up and acted interested , but instead he keeps to his book. Also
the comment he says to her before she leaves is almost mocking her and is a very
belittling thing to say at that time. It can show how he almost considers what she is doing
to be very childish and unimportant.
When the wife goes downstairs into the lobby she sees the hotel-keeper and
explains how she likes him so much because of the way he serves her and receives any
complaints in such a serious manner. As these thoughts go through her head it reflects on
her personal life. The only reason she enjoys the hotel-keeper so much is because she
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