Title
Death in Africa in Muammar Qaddafi’s "Death" and Ernest Hemingway’s "The Snows of Kilimanjaro"
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Thematic study comparing Hemingway’s treatment of the nature of death and mortality to Qaddafi’s, noting that for both authors death takes many guises and is inescapable. Discusses much of the symbolism found in “Snows” (e.g. Dark Continent, snow, infected leg), positing that the cowardly hyena and mean vulture represent Harry’s character on his way to death.
Published in
North-South Linkages and Connections in Continental and Diaspora African Literatures
Date
2005
Pages
292-300
COinS
Citation
Grabher, Gudrun M. “Death in Africa in Muammar Qaddafi’s ‘Death’ and Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro.’” In North-South Linkages and Connections in Continental and Diaspora African Literatures, edited by Edris Makward, Mark L. Lilleleht, and Ahmed Saber, 292-300. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2005.