The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
            
             In The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber the main character, Francis, is presented to the reader as a dynamic character. At the beginning of the story Francis is displayed to be a man of weak aspects. Being humiliated by a lion, and by his own wife initialized the change that Francis goes through. As the story reaches its end we see a dramatic change in Francis that shows that he is no longer as weak as he was introduced to us.
             In the beginning of the story, Francis sits with his wife, Margot, and the hunting guide, Wilson, in a tent. Francis needs to ask Wilson if it is indeed a good lion that he shot. This shows that Francis is unsure about whether or not he has done a good job and needs to have reassurance from his peers. Wilson also thinks in his head that Francis is a coward. "How should a woman act when she discovers her husband is a bloody coward?"(Hemmingway 83).
             One of the most obvious ways that Francis changed was in facing his own fears. Hemmingway tells us that Francis was made of fool of in front of Margo and Wilson. "The next thing he knew he was running; running wildly, in panic in the open, running toward the stream ... Looking across the stream to where the gun-bearers were skinning out the lion he could see the she had bee able to see the whole thing." Later in the story the reader can see that Francis has overcome his fear: "You know, I'd like to try another lion,' Macomber said. 'I'm really not afraid of them now. After all, what can they do to you?"(101).
             Francis was never able to stand up to Margot. She always had some sort of collar attached to him. She acted as though her word was the word of God, and that she could act however she wanted. Francis has put up with this for a while and will eventually take a stand against her.
             When Margo finds out that on the next day they will be going to hunt buffalo...