Manhood is an expectation of mental and physical abilities that all men should possess. For some, the search can be excruciating, and at often times it is never found. Lions often demonstrate this strong ability to take charge in life, and can be recognized as a symbol of manhood. In the story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, Earnest Hemingway tells the story of a man in search of his own manhood while living …showed first 75 words of 663 total…

…showed last 75 words of 663 total…in many forms, for Francis it was found through the realization that life if full of risk. Being able to stand up to this danger showed him that other opposition would not be as unpleasant to rid his mind of. Francis experienced life as a child, being told what to do in all situations. Unfortunately as he evolved into the “lion” he yearned to be, he was destroyed by the very thing that controlled him.