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of mankind, the natural landscape of human mortality, the stage upon which | of mankind, the natural landscape of human mortality, the stage upon which | ||
each of us faces life’s challenges. Inevitably, it is also a stage where each must | each of us faces life’s challenges. Inevitably, it is also a stage where each must | ||
face death. Carlos Baker reminds us that Hemingway was a master of “cultural synecdoche” {{sfn|Baker|1972|pp=206}}, so it may not be too farfetched to see | face death. Carlos Baker reminds us that Hemingway was a master of “cultural synecdoche” {{sfn|Baker|1972|pp=206}}, so it may not be too farfetched to see in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” a retelling of the Garden of Eden parable—with a new Adam | ||
of Kilimanjaro” a retelling of the Garden of Eden parable—with a new Adam | and Eve, and a new Fall from innocence.<sup>7</sup> In“The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”—a story that appears quantum-entangled with “Snows,” the | ||
and Eve, and a new Fall from innocence. | |||
7 In“The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber”—a story that appears quantum-entangled with “Snows,” the | |||
hunter Robert Wilson quotes Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II, “we owe God | hunter Robert Wilson quotes Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part II, “we owe God | ||
a death and let it go which way it will, he that dies this year is quit for the | a death and let it go which way it will, he that dies this year is quit for the | ||