The Natural Order
Introduction
The natural order, as I see it, represents the set of laws that govern the natural world around us. These laws are sometimes at odds with the laws that we in civilized society have set forth. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, he gives us a glimpse of how certain individuals would act if civilized society were to collapse around them. In this story there is no societal standards, only the laws that govern the natural world. Hemingway uses the jungle setting to expose the true nature of a few individuals who are no longer bounded by the proper behavior society expects out of them. This unbounded state allows the characters to react off their natural impulses that has previously lived dormant within them. Support for this claim that the jungle represents the natural order comes from Robert Wilson’s dominance over Francis Macomber, the turmoil unfolding in the Macomber marriage, and Margot murdering her husband.
Robert’s Dominance Over Francis Through this story …show more content…
Would people act on their impulses more? Would the hierarchy of dominance be set by the strongest instead of those with the most political or financial power? In, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, Ernest Hemingway unveils the natural order that lives within his characters by allowing them to interact with perhaps one of the most natural environments, the jungle. The evidence of this claim is seen in Robert’s dominance over Francis, the turmoil that is unfolding in the Macomber marriage, and finally Margot ending Francis’s life. These incidents that occur through-out the story show the transition of the Macombers from being ordinary, civilized individuals back home, to living in sync with the jungle and the natural order that governs
Introduction
The natural order, as I see it, represents the set of laws that govern the natural world around us. These laws are sometimes at odds with the laws that we in civilized society have set forth. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, he gives us a glimpse of how certain individuals would act if civilized society were to collapse around them. In this story there is no societal standards, only the laws that govern the natural world. Hemingway uses the jungle setting to expose the true nature of a few individuals who are no longer bounded by the proper behavior society expects out of them. This unbounded state allows the characters to react off their natural impulses that has previously lived dormant within them. Support for this claim that the jungle represents the natural order comes from Robert Wilson’s dominance over Francis Macomber, the turmoil unfolding in the Macomber marriage, and Margot murdering her husband.
Robert’s Dominance Over Francis Through this story …show more content…
Would people act on their impulses more? Would the hierarchy of dominance be set by the strongest instead of those with the most political or financial power? In, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”, Ernest Hemingway unveils the natural order that lives within his characters by allowing them to interact with perhaps one of the most natural environments, the jungle. The evidence of this claim is seen in Robert’s dominance over Francis, the turmoil that is unfolding in the Macomber marriage, and finally Margot ending Francis’s life. These incidents that occur through-out the story show the transition of the Macombers from being ordinary, civilized individuals back home, to living in sync with the jungle and the natural order that governs