The Brief Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway"Death is not the greatest fear we have; our greatest fear is running the risk of being you live." Yet death is something inevitable, and due to some defect. In Ernest Hemingway's "The Brief Happy Life of Francis Macomber," Francis Macomber faces the humiliation of being a coward and the constant battle for a "little boy" to come of age. Hemingway explores the theme of death through influential metaphors and symbols, ironically describing the struggle to live with fear and the search for a "happy" life. Francis Macomber must face the fear of death through his experiences on an African safari with the "white people". hunter", Robert Wilson. Margot, Macomber's mocking but beautiful wife, mocks poor Macomber for previous acts of cowardice with a lion. Ironically a lion symbolizes the epitome of masculinity and power and Francis simply resembles courage of a "rabbit". Francis fears the thought of death and shudders at the sound of the lion's roar. "Desire for Oblivion" by David Sexton, he comments that "...people more commonly protest against the brevity of life. welcome it, they more often fear death rather than worry that it may never come". Francis, a rich young sportsman, is afraid of facing death and facing a lion. Ernest Hemingway describes fear through his talented hunter with a sense of ruthless abandon in “A Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” Wilson states simply and clearly, “The worst thing anyone can do is kill you” (32). become fearless and discover the “wealth” it can bring. Hemingway often repeats the world of the boulder to describe the surroundings of the safari. It's a symbol... in the center of the card... Margot, "He would have left you too" (36). Although Wilson says he will report Macomber's death as accidental, it's safe to say his wife shot him on purpose. Margot had the last laugh, so to speak, Wilson wryly saying, “It was a good thing to do” (36). "Works Cited" Bacon, Francis. "Of Death." The Oxford Anthology of English Literature. Ed. Frank Kermode and John Hollander. New York: Oxford UP, 1973. Bloom, Harold. Ernest Hemingway. New York: Chelsea HP, 1985.Hemingway, Ernest. The short stories of Ernest Hemingway. New York: Scribner, 1966.---. "The Brief Happy Life of Francis Macomber: Introduction." Short stories for students. Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski. vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1998. November 25, 2007 .---. "Hemingway, Ernesto." Criticism of short stories. 1st ed. 1988.Sexton, David. "Desire for oblivion." TLS October 1. 1993: 7-8.