There are two types of fiction; commercial fiction and literary fiction. Commercial fiction is usually just for entertainment, an escape from the real world, and profit, which lacks any depth. Literary fiction, on the other hand, is written to deepen our understanding of life and real world problems. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is commercial fiction due to it not containing real world problems from that time or any set theme. However, in the “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff leans more toward literary fiction, considering there are more symbolic values and morals. It has problems that even to this day some people are still responsible to deal with it. “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber” by Ernest Hemingway is more
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You can’t absolutely say it's one or the other since it consists of both. It falls under literary fiction due to it showing the power of hierarchy in males and females. It shows the stereotypes of males and how they are expected to act. Males have a role to play of being dominant and this is often shown physical attributes. Wilson shows the ideal man and what they are supposed to be; “I’m a professional hunter” (Hemingway 3). He represents a strong man in which each man should be. In looking for a husband, women typically look for physical attributes in which the men need to be strong enough to protect them. Francis, however, isn’t the ideal man that Margaret hopes for. It was noticeable when Francis ran away from the lion and what Margaret did soon after; “While they sat there his wife had reached forward and put her hand on Wilson’s shoulder. He turned and she had leaned forward over the low seat and kissed him on the mouth” (Hemingway 10). Margaret is, however, going against the idea females being submissive. In the relationship between her husband and her, she is the dominant one, although she dominates in a subtle way. She manipulates her husband psychologically making the husband to psych himself out; “It was now about three o'clock in the morning and Francis Macomber, who had been asleep... he realized that his wife was not in the other cot in the tent. He lay awake with the knowledge of two hours. At the end of that time, his wife came into the tent, lifted her mosquito bar and crawled cozily into bed” (Hemingway 11). However, this story is also commercial because it also has context for entertainment. Hunting for lions and buffalos were just purely for entertainment, it was meant to keep the story interesting. The women having an affair and being confronted by her husband also made it engaging because it made the reader question what the husband would do
You can’t absolutely say it's one or the other since it consists of both. It falls under literary fiction due to it showing the power of hierarchy in males and females. It shows the stereotypes of males and how they are expected to act. Males have a role to play of being dominant and this is often shown physical attributes. Wilson shows the ideal man and what they are supposed to be; “I’m a professional hunter” (Hemingway 3). He represents a strong man in which each man should be. In looking for a husband, women typically look for physical attributes in which the men need to be strong enough to protect them. Francis, however, isn’t the ideal man that Margaret hopes for. It was noticeable when Francis ran away from the lion and what Margaret did soon after; “While they sat there his wife had reached forward and put her hand on Wilson’s shoulder. He turned and she had leaned forward over the low seat and kissed him on the mouth” (Hemingway 10). Margaret is, however, going against the idea females being submissive. In the relationship between her husband and her, she is the dominant one, although she dominates in a subtle way. She manipulates her husband psychologically making the husband to psych himself out; “It was now about three o'clock in the morning and Francis Macomber, who had been asleep... he realized that his wife was not in the other cot in the tent. He lay awake with the knowledge of two hours. At the end of that time, his wife came into the tent, lifted her mosquito bar and crawled cozily into bed” (Hemingway 11). However, this story is also commercial because it also has context for entertainment. Hunting for lions and buffalos were just purely for entertainment, it was meant to keep the story interesting. The women having an affair and being confronted by her husband also made it engaging because it made the reader question what the husband would do