Cat in the Rain

Review on Cat in The Rain of Ernest Hemingway A yoke of Americans traveled in Italy. At the hotel, on a raining day, the wife found a project crouched in the rain and wanted to take the cat and possess it. She went out and searched the cat in the rain, to find it had gone. Coming back, she told her married man her wish to change her hair style and was turned down by her husband. after(prenominal) her several other wishes were also turned down, a waitress of the hotel knocked the door, at the demand of the hotel owner, and sent her a cat.These are the main plots of Hemingways novel, Cat in The Rain. Main characters in the story are the American wife and her husband. Hemingways purpose of writing this novel is to illustrate the kinship between the couple. But when focal point on the simple but meaningful story, its easy to get confused, or even worse, get nothing out of it. In this novel, as or so(prenominal) people have pointed out, there are many metaphors. Like the cat and th e rain. These metaphors could lead us to the theme.In the very first paragraph, we can see that the verbal description is showing the state of the couples family relationship at first it was once quite nice, just like the beautiful scene outside, and when its raining, their relationship got cold, too. And also, readers can find three symbols the sea, the garden and the war monument, which can be seen in the American couples dwell. Compared with the sea, the garden is much delicate. In some cases, the garden may be washed out by the sea at ease. The garden is at the mercy of the sea. This scene, together with the monument, illustrates the background of the novel.As for the monument, its the symbol of conflict and sacrifice. This symbol indicates that a war is ahead. We would have a better understanding in the following paragraphs. The first scene in the room is the out-looking wife and her husband who is lying on the bed. Viewing this, the relationship of the couple is obvious to r eaders they do not enjoying a happy life. The wife is eager to tryout away from her husband. While her husband, the American man who is reading on the bed, is giving pressure on her wife. And he would like to lie on the bed well and read the book.The book is a wall between him and her wife. Its a barrier that prevents communication from these two persons. Along the spreading of the story, the focus turns to a cat, a cat in the rain. The American wife finds that the cat is crouching under a table, trying to avoid the rain. Thus there is a kind of connection construct up between the woman and the cat. In fact, the cat reflects the womans situation. Both of them are under some kind of troubles and have nothing to do on their troubles the cat cant change the weather, just like the wife has no influence on her husband at that time.In interchangeable situation with the cat, the woman goes out, trying to get it when finding the poor cat. While being out and searching for the cat, she ca nt find it. It has gone. Its do its effort to flee. Whether it has run away from the rain, it has gone. Anyhow, the cats result is a good sign. The cat is gone, but the woman has to come back. The conflict between her husband and her hasnt come to an end. The woman comes back and makes her new effort to make some changes. She even sits on the bed, trying to communicate with her husband. But she fails. Her husband is notwithstanding reading.She comes up with some other demands, desperately. But her husband still ignores her wish for change. Its getting dark. Their relationship is getting dark, too. The womans efforts do not work. Her wish to transverse her husbands influence breaks down. Suddenly,there is a change. The light comes on the square outside the window, and the change for the American woman comes, too. She is sent a big tortoise-shell cat. It doesnt matter whether this cat is the cat in the rain several minutes ago. Its just a symbol of change for the woman. Its not enou gh for the woman. Its just a beginning.What she wants is not just a cat. She wants to change. Anyhow, its a good sign, too. Also,the using of words shows some attitudes, too. The various titles of the cat, like the kitty and that of the woman, like the girl. These different addresses show the childish characteristics of the woman. This feature shows that her inferior statue comparing with her husband. All in all, the main problem of the story is their relationship the husband controls all affairs, while the wifes failure of trying to make a change. However, there is still a sign of change at the end of the story, which shows the authors hope for future.