“For instance, Francis McCumber runs from the lion in The Short Happy Life of Francis McCumber, and then is given a second chance to stand firm…”
David Wyatt, Guest on EconTalkHemingway, Love, and War (with David Wyatt)
The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
Ernest Hemingway · 1963
A short story about an American hunter confronting cowardice and mortality on an African safari.
David Wyatt notes an example where a character runs from a lion and is given a second chance to stand firm.
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