Hemingway's 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises, like "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber," provides an examination of male-female relationships.
Hemingway's story "Hills Like White Elephants" also explores a dysfunctional relationship between a man and a woman.
"The Bear" by William Faulkner, written in the 1930s, is another hunting story that deals with the theme of nature. It takes place in the American South and outlines the complicated family roots of hero Ike McCaslin.
The "macho" tradition is given a new and interesting twist in Robert Bly's book.....
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