Cat in the Rain

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“Cat in the Rain” “Cat in the Rain” is a short story written by Ernest Hemmingway. It is about an American couple that spends their day in an Italian hotel. Their room faces the sea, a public garden, and a war monument. It is a rainy day outside, the American wife looks out the window, she spots a cat under a table that is trying to keep dry. The American wife plans to protect the cat from the rain, she then proceed down to exits and she was immediately greet by the hotel manager who seems to want to please her. The Padrone offers her help and sends a maid to accompany the American women but by the time they arrive the cat was gone. After returning to the hotel room, she starts a conversation with her husband George, who is reading all the time, telling him how much she wants to have a cat. Her husband seems to by not interested at all. At the end of the story there is a knock on the door and the maid stands there holding a cat for the American woman in her hands. The American wife in “Cat in the Rain” appears to hold more leverage while in contrast Jig is more submissive to her partner. I do not think knowing what the characters are talking about is the same as understanding the meaning behind a story. It’s true in “Hills” there were meaning hiding behind the dialogue but because of that it made me pay extra attention to the way they speak and once you understand their motif then it was just a matter of opinion to interpret the story in “Hills”. In “Cat” I believe the woman and the man holds equal amount of power, the woman may be more vocal but in the end the woman still wish to seek George’s approval. The man in “Hills” would not dare to tell shut up to Jig because he is trying to convince. He wants to enforce the rule on Jig , but he doesn’t want to be overly aggressive with his action because doing so would immediately eradicate their relationship
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