ned” (Atkins 50). One part of him accuses the other and insists on reparation. Fear is not to be condoned or rated as a sin throughout the story. Coward is a familiar character in Hemingway’s work but he is never the traditional cringing coward. Hemingway uses fear in relation to weakness and survival to test his character's courage. Weakness and surival is the main point in these three short stories with each character except for Nick and his father. As a result, Hemingway has effectively displayed his belief of weakness and survival of his protagonists in the short stories of "Indian Camp", "Snows of Kilimanjaro", and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", to reflect his experiences in life to his characters in his stories. ...