Cat in the Rain

by

Ernest Hemingway

Cat in the Rain Symbols

The Cat

When the American wife spots a cat stuck in the rain across the street from her hotel, it strikes a chord in her. This suggests that the creature’s pathetic state encapsulates her own feelings of…

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The War Monument

The bronze war monument visible from the hotel room that the American wife shares with her husband George symbolizes the violence and destruction of the First World War (1914-1918). Given that the story is set…

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