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   Harry is a writer who lies dying on the African plain of an infected leg. He is insecure and bitter. He feels that he has not made the best of himself as a writer because he did not take the time to write about things that really mattered to him. He does not like women, especially his wife, and during the story he tries to decide why he married her. He also hates the rich and upper class and unfortunately, his wife was a member of that class. As he takes off in the plane, he realizes he " was going.’’ So he has the plane fly to the summit of Mr. Kilimanjaro in one last attempt at being at the top.

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   Posted by ms-mcgregor on Tuesday November 11, 2008 at 5:18 PM