Comments on: Hemingway’s Use of Animals as Psychological Symbols

By: Tanya Singh

Tanya Singh — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:16:31 +0000

Also, to me ‘Cat in the Rain’, (if you say it fast enough) sounds like ‘Caught in the Rain’

Hence the title if read this way could reflect how the husband and the wife have somehow been trapped in their marriage and have no escape, much like being caught in the rain without a refuge or an umbrella.

P.S.- It’s been said a lot of times already, but excellent essay

By: Muleya Francis

Muleya Francis — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:13:39 +0000

wow! i needed this information so much for my presentation. shall i hope to see more?

By: Rosemary M. Kenny

Rosemary M. Kenny — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:56:53 +0000

Hi David! I’m part way through trying to write my dissertation on Hemingway’s use of animals and animal symbolism and imagery in his short stories and your website has proved to be a real goldmine of information – I can’t thanks you enough!

By: Paul Miller

Paul Miller — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:08:45 +0000

Hello, Jerianne. Your piece is excellent. But (and I hope you don’t take offense, because I don’t mean to be critical), the word “eminent” in the second paragraph should be “imminent”.
I’ll look forward to reading more of your analyses.

By: ron

ron — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:47:34 +0000

The world is growing hotter ever day. The bankers, with the collusion of the politicians, are stealing at an alarming rate, and you people are worrying about the symbolism in Hemingway’s books.
Hemingway wrote many(from my viewpoint) good books. However, his works stand alone and do not need clarification/elucidation by a bunch of hacks. All writers use symbols, as do all humans. If you need an English major to tell you what Hemingway is saying or how he is saying it, then you do not need to be reading Hemingway. Or anyone else for that matter. But, if you get paid by the work, keep writing.

By: musa abbas

musa abbas — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:23:47 +0000

the part about holding cat like a baby was very usefull

By: Yusuf

Yusuf — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:40:25 +0000

Very good essay indeed! will use this in my upcoming essay and site you’re work

By: L~ren

L~ren — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:37:29 +0000

Wonderful essay, I even quoted you a few times in my paper. ^_^ It was a great inspiration and very helpful in comparing all the symbolisms with other good writings, I just feel bad that others are stealing this for their own work, so to them:

DO YOUR OWN WORK!!!! If you do use this, atleast quote it and say where you found it so others will have the chance to read it for what its worth!!!!

Yep, that’s all I’ve got to say. Wonderful job and thank you for all the help. ^_^

By: cynthie

cynthie — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:28:46 +0000

i’m from China. your essay really gave me inspiration and helped me a lot. thank you for your kindness of sharing it with us.

By: fraggy

fraggy — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:28:12 +0000

Hi, I’m from Germany. In my english course I had to write an interpertation about “Cat in the rain”. So I searched for an interpretation in the internet. I found this one and it helped me very much. Respect to the authoer

By: Kathleen Shumate

Kathleen Shumate — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:27:33 +0000

I would like to reiterate Prof. Johnson’s notice to you that your essay is being plagiarized. I am a lecturer in the English Department at San Diego State University, and like Prof. Johnson, I am about to fail a student for having plagiarized your ideas. Students–your professors are aware of the practice of copying papers from the Internet. Don’t do it! Talk with your professors instead if you are having problems understanding the material and writing papers about it.

By: khlan

khlan — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:27:00 +0000

dear sir would you please send me full details about symbolism for the short stories 1-cat in the rain 2- hills like white elephants for ERNEST HEMINGWAY PLEASE reply me as soon as yours khlan from lebnon

By: Dominica

Dominica — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:26:21 +0000

After reading your article I was not only fasinated and intrigued but also persuaded that animals do serve as an importance in old Americn Literature. If it would not be too much trouble I would truely enjoy to read your opinion on woman in Hemingway’s stories as well, how woman in his real life effected how he portrayed woman in his stories. This will be greatly appreciated if you can do this. Thank you!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:25:41 +0000

I enjoyed reading your essay very much. I was searching for inspiration on an eanalysis I myself must write on a key passage from “Snows of Kilimanjaro” on animal symbolism in Hemingway’s works. Your essay helped me find my footing on this somewhat obscure project. Thank you.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:25:02 +0000

By: Gregg Johnson

Gregg Johnson — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:24:31 +0000

As an intructor in English, I feel I should tell you that this essay is being used by students as a source from which to plagiarize. I understand that this is not your intention. However, a notice stating that this essay is your own, copyrighted material, and that instructors regularly review such online materials, might help to deter future plagiarists. Thank you. I enjoyed your essay. I didn’t enjoy failing the student who copied from it, and who may be expelled from the university. Gregg Johnson Department of English Georgia State University

By: ana maria rey martinez

ana maria rey martinez — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:23:53 +0000

I am really impress with the article i just read about the use of animals as a psychologycal symbols. There are so many interesting points that you can not easily recognise them when you are reading. At the momet i am writing an essay about the role of woman in four of Hemingway’s short stories and try to realte hispersonal life with the story in each plot. However, i have problems with my research. I will like to ask you if you can help me with information about Hemingway’s life at the time he wrote Up in Michigan, Cat in the Rain and The short happy life of francis Macomber. This in order to see how much Hemingway’s personal life influences these stories,,,, What i really need concrete facts or experiences, that in whatever way could be compared with the plots of these stories. thanks in advance ana maria rey Coombian citizen in India

By: ana maria rey

ana maria rey — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:22:55 +0000

I m really impress with the analysis you just did about the use of animals as a psychologycal symbols. At the moment, i am writting an essay about the role of woman in four of Hemingways short stories, i came acroos this article and this inspire me to do a good research and analysis. I will like to ask you if you can help me with information about Hemingway’s life at the time he wrote Up in Michigan, cat in the rain, in order to see how his presonal life influences these stories,,,, please, i will be really grateful thanks in advance ana maria rey (colombian girl in India)

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:22:24 +0000

i thought that was pretty apt. i’d just like to say how it’s helped me. it’s quite hard being 14 and having a literature exam for my age on cat in the rain…but it’s been easy so far, even easier after reading this thanks ever so much!

By: Viviane

Viviane — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:21:47 +0000

Dear Sir or Madam. I was really pleased to read your interpretation about “Cat in the rain”, due to the fact I have to make an interpretation of this story on my Language and Literature course. One thing I’d like to know is, the role the amweican women behave in US society, and what is cat’s symbol in American culture? I look foward to hear it from you Viviane