Cat in the Rain Themes

Hemingway barely describes the American wife in "Cat in the Rain." Is she pretty? Is she tall? Is she a blonde or brunette? We have no idea. The only physical description we get is of her short hai...

The opening sentence of "Cat in the Rain" introduces this theme perfectly: There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel. (1)Even though we proceed through the story from the perspective of t...

Have you ever seen or used a pressure cooker? If the marriage in "Cat in the Rain" were a piece of kitchen equipment, that's probably what it would be. The wife's restlessness is a mounting force i...

The cringing kitty under the table in the rain is the ultimate image of isolation in "Cat in the Rain." Not only is it alone; it's also trapped. Like the cat, the American wife and her husband are...