Title
"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not": The Short Happy Symbiotic Marriage of Margot and Francis Macomber
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Describes the Macomber relationship as based on fear of individuation and dependence. Argues that Macomber’s newfound bravery and desire to withdraw from their marriage threatens Margot’s existence; therefore, although she consciously shoots to save Macomber’s life, she unconsciously kills him as a way out of her symbiosis without endangering her existence. Draws on Lacan’s theory of desire.
Published in
Journal of American Culture
Volume
21
Issue
3
Date
1998
Pages
83-87
COinS
Citation
Kravitz, Bennett. “‘She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not’: The Short Happy Symbiotic Marriage of Margot and Francis Macomber.” Journal of American Culture 21, no. 3 (1998): 83-87.