Right off the bat, at the beginning of the story, Francis Macomber shows signs of fear and weakness not only to his wife but to everyone else at the campsite. It is given that he does not want to be killed while hunting but also wants to show that he can be a real man and redeem himself for all the cowardly things he has done in the past. During the lion hunt, he is very scared but does not show it until he is just about to shoot the Lion. When he does not kill the lion the first time and sees it run into the tall grass and gets even more frightened. Wilson then intervenes and kills the lion for Macomber when he starts to run away in fear. Although he gets the credited for the kill he is not proud of himself that he let down his wife. This
