The Cat in the Rain by Ernest Hemingway is a story of an American couple in Italy. Hemingway portrays this couple as having differences of priorities and also a difference in the amount of attention they give to one another. This story takes place over a short few hours, and even though we only know these characters for a brief period of time, we can predict the type of relationship they have. Most likely if …showed first 75 words of 1464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1464 total…d stroking cats they will probably never connect again. These two need to have time with each other that is really time together. Being stuck in a hotel room is hardly that, for being in such a small room the two were able to be completely separate in their thoughts and actions. I wish for them to realize together that their relationship is in danger and to start taking better care of it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**