The topic of this paper is Ernest Hemingway and his story of Francis Macomber. The stroy does not answer all the questions, but he leaves it to the reader to fill the gaps in the story. Most of Hemingway's stories have symbolic meaning. His background adds meaning to the story from the beginning to end. Hemingway wrote many short stories and novels. Hemingway has been called one of the greatest American writers during the twentieth century. He is a master of the understated prose style that has been his trademark. Many consider him to be a controversial writer with his short stories. He received a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Hemingway used bullfighting and fishing symbolically during his works.