The Lives of “Typical” Women In current society, women have middle-aged precocious ideas of how women should act. Physically, they aren’t nearly as competent as men, nor do they enjoy the same values as men. Ernest Hemingway’s short story “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” shows how men even must be athletic to be attractive to women. Francis Macomber is on safari with his wife, and instead of risking his life to …showed first 75 words of 532 total…

…showed last 75 words of 532 total…cut-off shirt, a skimpy skirt, and high heel shoes preparing dinner, my household runs under my mothers belt. She has a job at a travel agency where she works very hard all week. As well as cooking, cleaning, mowing the lawn, and taking out the garbage, she is also the one who fixes any electrical or plumbing problems. I think she retains all of her experience from my grandfather who is quite the craftsmen himself.