To Have and Have Not (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ernest Hemingway
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The mid-1930’s, during the Great Depression
- Setting: Florida and the Caribbean
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Caribbean, Class conflict, Murder or homicide, 1930’s, Florida, Corruption, Gangsters, Organized crime, Fishing or fishermen, Boats or boating
- Locales: Caribbean, Florida
Characters Discussed
Harry Morgan, the owner of a charter fishing boat based in Key West, Florida. He is a big, powerfully built, athletic man in his early forties, ruggedly handsome and scarred by a life of adventure, which has made him even more attractive to women, an attraction enhanced by his indifference to its effect. He knows and loves the sea but has been forced to work as a guide for rich and ignorant tourists. When times are hard, he runs liquor on the Caribbean. Although he is scrupulously honest in his dealings with people, he is worried about his responsibilities...
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