In “The Short Happy life of Francis Macomber” the author Hemingway’s theme of the story is courage which a man should posses. He introduces three major characters, Francis Macomber, Margaret Macomber and Robert Wilson. The author describes Robert Wilson as a man with lots of courage where as Macomber is described as a cowardice. Margaret Macomber plays the role of Francis’s wife in which she dominates Francis and gives no respect at all. It is noticed that the relationship status between Francis and Margaret is very complicated. Francis loves Margaret for her beauty whereas maggot loves Francis for his wealth. According to the psychoanalysis theory of Lois Tyson, it is found that Francis Macomber and Margaret have a strong issue of fear of abandonment when the author says “His wife had been through with him before but it never lasted. He was very wealthy, and would be much wealthier, and he knew she would not leave him ever now. That was one of the few things that he really knew.”(Hemingway).   Therefore, to make their relation more romantic and adventurous, they decide to go on a safari in a forest of Nairobi, Kenya in Africa where Robert Wilson turns out to be their safari guide.  During their safari Francis gets chased by a wounded lion and leaves it to Wilson to kill it. He urges Wilson not to mention his cowardice to his mutual acquaintances. According to the psychoanalysis theory of Lois Tyson, it is found that Francis Macomber is practicing avoidance when Francis says says “I’m awfully sorry about that lion business. It doesn’t have to go any further, does it? I mean no one will hear about it, will they?”“Low self-esteem" is the belief that we are less worthy than other human beings and, therefore, don’t deserve attention, love, or any other form of life reward…” (Tyson, 27) Francis low self-esteem is evidenced when the author states, “… he was miserably ashamed at it. But more than shame he felt cold, hollow fear in him. The fear was still there like a cold slimy hollow in all the emptiness where his confidence has been …”Besides that, Margaret is also found practicing avoidance by refusing to answer when she gets questioned by her husband for not being on her bed at 3 o’clock in the morning. Instead she replies saying “nothing as far as I’m concerned. But please let’s not talk, Darling, because I’m very sleepy.”  Macomber’s displacement is evidenced when they go out to hunt buffalo. It can be witnessed that Macomber gets very mad at Wilson that he does not feel any fear and kills two of the three buffalo. . I feel that Margaret is having the feeling of fear of abandonment from his husband when she contemptuously says “you’ve gotten awfully brave, awfully suddenly” and the narrator states that her contempt was not secure and was afraid of something.

    The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber

In the story “The short happy life of Francis Macomber” the author Ernest Hemingway introduces Robert Wilson as a safari guide, Macomber as a wealthy person and Margaret as Macomber’s wife. Macomber along with his wife goes for jungle safari to make their married life   more romantic and adventurous. According to the psychoanalysis theory of Lois Tyson, I feel that Francis Macomber is repressing himself when he expresses his embarrassment to Robert Wilson by asking him not to mention his cowardice to his mutual acquaintances when he says “I’m awfully sorry about that lion business. It doesn’t have to go any further, does it? I mean no one will hear about it, will they?” Macomber also experiences low self –esteem when Wilson and Margaret speak about Macomber’s cowardness for running away from a wounded lion and leaving it to Wilson to kill it. Besides that, I think Margaret is practicing avoidance by refusing to answer when she gets questioned by her husband for not being on her bed at 3 o’clock in the morning. Instead she replies saying “nothing as far as I’m concerned. But please let’s not talk, Darling, because I’m very sleepy.” Macomber’s displacement is evidenced when they go out to hunt buffalo. It can be witnessed that Macomber gets very mad at Wilson that he does not feel any fear and kills two of the three buffalo. I feel that Margaret is  having the feeling of fear of abandonment from his husband when she contemptuously says “you’ve gotten awfully brave ,awfully suddenly” and the narrator states that her contempt was not secure and was afraid of something.

    Everyday Use

      
       In the essay “everyday use” the author Alice Walker speaks of a relationship between a mother and her two daughters, Maggie and Dee. The mother narrates her story by introducing Maggie and her personality stating that Maggie was shy by nature, homely and was ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs due to the house fire. She lacks confidence and shuffles when she walks. Whereas Dee is Mama’s older daughter and is an educated woman. She is very aggressive by nature and does not have any respect for people either younger or elder than her.

       

       I feel that Maggie does have a core issue which is self esteem .I feel that she is going through this psychological problem because of the burn scars down on her arms and legs. She feels that she has got a low self esteem; therefore she does not communicate much with others besides her mother. Secondly I feel that Dee is displacing herself by changing her name from “Dee” to “Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo” to protest being named after people who have oppressed her. Lastly, I feel that Dee was having the feeling of fear of abandonment towards her heritage because she asks her Mama for the quilt made by her grandmother to preserve her heritage .Her Mama refuses to give her the quilt thinking that Maggie could protect their heritage by using the quilt daily and keeping the family history alive. She disagrees to pass on the quilt to Dee because she feels that just as the way Dee disrespected the legacy of her name and changed it, she might also not understand the significance of the quilt and would not take care of the quilt that has been passed along through four generations.

      

        In this way, I feel that Maggie , Dee as well as their mother is going through some psychological disorder.