An Analysis of the Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest HemingwayDuring his lifetime, Ernest Hemingway used his writing talents in many novels, non-fiction, and short stories, and today he is recognized as perhaps "the best-known American writer of the twentieth century" (Stories for Students 243). In his stories Hemingway reveals "his deepest and most enduring themes: death, writing, machismo, courage, and the alienation of men in the modern world" (Stories for Students 244). "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a proof of Hemingway's approach. artistic talent in which the author, describing the story of a writer's life self-examination, reveals his own struggles in life and makes the reading well perceived through the use of symbolism. The reader learns about Harry's attitude towards death, war, artistic creation, and women, which are concepts that Hemingway writes about. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” tells the story of a dying writer who is on a safari in Africa with his wife, Elena. The African plains near Kilimanjaro are also places that attracted Hemingway in the past. Furthermore, Carlos Baker reveals in his book Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story the events in the author's life that pushed him to write this novel. It all began in 1934 in New York when a rich woman offered to "stake" Hemingway for a safari in Africa. He refused, but then started thinking about what would happen if he accepted. Baker further adds, "The dying writer in the story was an image of himself as he might have been. He might have been, that is, if the temptation to lead an aimless, very rich life had prevailed over his integrity as an artist" (289 ).In the story, the writer received a scratch on his leg, but was unable to take c......half of the paper......Criticism of the story. vol. 25. New York: Gale, 1997. 97-102. Montgomery, Marion. "The leopard and the hyena: symbol and meaning in 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'". The University of Kansas City Review 27 (1961): 277-82. Rpt. in Criticism of short stories. vol. 25. New York: Gale, 1997. 81-83. Smith, Jennifer, ed. Short stories for students. New York: Gale, 2001. BibliographyBaker, Carlos. Hemingway: the writer as artist. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1972.Hemingway, Mary Welsh. How it was. New York: Knopf, 1976. Lee, Robert A., ed. Ernest Hemingway: New Critical Essays. Totowa: Barnes & Noble, 1983. Litz, A. Walton, and Molly Weigel, eds. American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies, a Retrospective Supplement. vol. 1. New York: Scribner's, 1998.Unger, Leonard, ed. American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. vol. 2. New York: Scribner, 1974.