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.