The Short Happy Life Of Francis Macomber

Question 1

Point of view

Answer 1

Third person omniscient

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

Not chronological. Starts at return to camp after the line hot, then shows the lion hunt, then moves to the climax, the cape buffalo hunt.

Question 3

Protagonist

Answer 3

Francis Macomber

Question 4

Antagonist

Answer 4

Margot Macomber, Robert Wilson, hunting guide; lion, prey; cape buffalo, prey; self, fear

Question 5

Code

Answer 5

Irony

Question 6

Insider language

Answer 6

“I’m still drinking their whiskey” =

The hunt has gone bad : meaning the only good thing is that the clients are paying for the whiskey