"Cat in the Rain" is one of his famous short stories, depicting an American couple that spends their holiday in an Italian hotel. The woman in the story sees a cat stranded under a table in the rain and wants to bring it to her hotel room. When she goes to retrieve the cat, however, it is gone. So she returns to the hotel room and has a conversation with her husband about finding out the cat and then about changing her whole Life. Her husband, however, seems to be terribly annoyed by her and not interested at all. Eventually, the cat is delivered to her room by a maid at the request of the hotel keeper.
The short story “Cat in the Rain” was written by E. Hemingway in the 1920s. E. Hemingway, the author, is one of the most famous American novelists, short-story writers and essayists, whose deceptively simple prose style has influenced a wide range of writers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
After finish reading this story, we found that the American wife and George's complex relationship of the story, because they seem not really understand each other. Also we can understand the American wife is her loneliness as she really want a cat. She desires to be loved and a stable home life.
In this story, the animal is a cat and it is significant enough to the story and characters that it rates a mention in the title of this short story. It shows that the woman seeks love, comfort, companionship and nurturing from her husband which she does not receive. She needs someone to hold her, to love her and take care of her, and those are qualities that her husband doesn't have.
Questions 1. Where are the two Americans? 2. Why does the woman want a cat? How is the woman's feeling? 3. What do you think about the two Americans’ relationship? 4. In this story, the woman only addressed as “the American wife,” “the wife,” or “the American girl”. Why? 5. Have you ever read any literature by E. Hemingway? Please share with us.
Questions 1. Where are the two Americans? 2. Why does the woman want a cat? How is the woman's feeling? 3. What do you think about the two Americans’ relationship? 4. In this story, the woman only addressed as “the American wife,” “the wife,” or “the American girl”. Why? 5. Have you ever read any literature by E. Hemingway? Please share with us.
answer 1. in an Italian hotel 2. The woman seeks love, comfort, companionship and nurturing from her husband which she does not receive. She, therefore, like the cat "was trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on". And her husband like the rain makes her feel unsafe and unfulfilled, 3. Then looking at the two Americans, we can find that the description above is a foreshadowing of the state of the couple's relationship: at first it was nice--the spring-time of their love; but then there was only rain--their relationship got cold and unfriendly. 4. Men are Superior to Women
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Cat in the Rain summary:
ReplyDelete"Cat in the Rain" is one of his famous short stories, depicting an American couple that spends their holiday in an Italian hotel. The woman in the story sees a cat stranded under a table in the rain and wants to bring it to her hotel room. When she goes to retrieve the cat, however, it is gone. So she returns to the hotel room and has a conversation with her husband about finding out the cat and then about changing her whole Life. Her husband, however, seems to be terribly annoyed by her and not interested at all. Eventually, the cat is delivered to her room by a maid at the request of the hotel keeper.
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About author Ernest Hemingway:
ReplyDeleteThe short story “Cat in the Rain” was written by E. Hemingway in the 1920s. E. Hemingway, the author, is one of the most famous American novelists, short-story writers and essayists, whose deceptively simple prose style has influenced a wide range of writers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
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About "cat in the Rain":
ReplyDeleteAfter finish reading this story, we found that the American wife and George's complex relationship of the story, because they seem not really understand each other. Also we can understand the American wife is her loneliness as she really want a cat. She desires to be loved and a stable home life.
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ReplyDeleteAbout the cat in this story:
ReplyDeleteIn this story, the animal is a cat and it is significant enough to the story and characters that it rates a mention in the title of this short story.
It shows that the woman seeks love, comfort, companionship and nurturing from her husband which she does not receive. She needs someone to hold her, to love her and take care of her, and those are qualities that her husband doesn't have.
Questions
ReplyDelete1. Where are the two Americans?
2. Why does the woman want a cat? How is the woman's feeling?
3. What do you think about the two Americans’ relationship?
4. In this story, the woman only addressed as “the American wife,” “the wife,” or “the American girl”. Why?
5. Have you ever read any literature by E. Hemingway? Please share with us.
Questions
ReplyDelete1. Where are the two Americans?
2. Why does the woman want a cat? How is the woman's feeling?
3. What do you think about the two Americans’ relationship?
4. In this story, the woman only addressed as “the American wife,” “the wife,” or “the American girl”. Why?
5. Have you ever read any literature by E. Hemingway? Please share with us.
answer
ReplyDelete1. in an Italian hotel
2. The woman seeks love, comfort, companionship and nurturing from her husband which she does not receive. She, therefore, like the cat "was trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on". And her husband like the rain makes her feel unsafe and unfulfilled,
3. Then looking at the two Americans, we can find that the description above is a foreshadowing of the state of the couple's relationship: at first it was nice--the spring-time of their love; but then there was only rain--their relationship got cold and unfriendly.
4. Men are Superior to Women
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