The Snows of Kilimanjaro Group

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m3xican323
m3xican323
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High School - 11th Grade

In the story, what is Harry's character like at the begining? What are events that cause him to change and what is Harry like at the end?

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Posted by m3xican323 on Thursday February 21, 2008 at 3:18 AM and tagged with change, character, harry, the snows of kilimanjaro.

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  1. kwoo1213 Teacher
    College - Junior

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    Harry is a bitter man at the beginning of the story.  He is harboring resentment towards his wife and wonders why he married her.  He is also dying from an infection in his leg (gangrene).  He begins to have flashbacks about his life, realizing that he will most likely die here in Africa.  As he has more flashbacks, his personality softens and he questions why he has so much resentment towards his wife and he realizes he has been too harsh with her.  At the end of the story, he is loaded into a helicopter (this is only an illusion, though) and the pilot heads towards the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro instead of towards a hospital; however, in reality, this is his last illusion before he dies. His wife awakens and discovers him dead.  Harry, in the last hours of his life, has apparently had an epiphany of sorts and realized the errors of his ways.

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    Posted by kwoo1213 on Tuesday July 15, 2008 at 10:35 PM