The Short Happy Life Of F Scott Fitzgerald And Ernest Hemingway Analysis
James Bond has that sharp jawline, nice suit, and those toned beach muscles. Austin Powers had that enticing mojo, his smooth talk with the ladies, and that insane chest hair. Harry Tasker has those chiseled features, gigantic arms, and that spotless white shirt. They all have special qualities that make them appealing to women. F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway both portray their men like these super spies. In a few of their stories, the men who are present need to have traditional masculine qualities to get women. The two writers make it seem like it is necessary to have an athletic body, survival skills, and a fearless personality.
The first of the three qualities that are necessary is an athletic body that shows off what you have. In The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, the women's attraction is to the most well built man. At first it …show more content…
Wilson is the most fearless of the group. He demonstrates this when he did not hesitate entering into the grass to hunt the lion because it is his duty. He calls out Francis when he informs him of his duty: "But don't go in if you don't want to. This is my shauri now, you know” (Hemingway 16). Wilson’s demonstration of fearlessness unleashes the attraction that Margaret has towards him. He demonstrated these few traditional masculine qualities that it takes to get women. In Tom’s case as he had the fearlessness to look into what Gatsby is and has the audacity to call him out on it. This is an attraction to Daisy. Tom mentions to Jordan that he"made a small investigation of this fellow” (Fitzgerald 48). Daisy is undoubtedly attracted to this man because he has no restraint about what he does and what the outcome is. He has no problem with what the other people are thinking about him. What he says doesn't matter to him, this being a quality that Daisy married him for. This is the third and final quality displayed by men who were able to attract
The first of the three qualities that are necessary is an athletic body that shows off what you have. In The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, the women's attraction is to the most well built man. At first it …show more content…
Wilson is the most fearless of the group. He demonstrates this when he did not hesitate entering into the grass to hunt the lion because it is his duty. He calls out Francis when he informs him of his duty: "But don't go in if you don't want to. This is my shauri now, you know” (Hemingway 16). Wilson’s demonstration of fearlessness unleashes the attraction that Margaret has towards him. He demonstrated these few traditional masculine qualities that it takes to get women. In Tom’s case as he had the fearlessness to look into what Gatsby is and has the audacity to call him out on it. This is an attraction to Daisy. Tom mentions to Jordan that he"made a small investigation of this fellow” (Fitzgerald 48). Daisy is undoubtedly attracted to this man because he has no restraint about what he does and what the outcome is. He has no problem with what the other people are thinking about him. What he says doesn't matter to him, this being a quality that Daisy married him for. This is the third and final quality displayed by men who were able to attract