‘Cat in the Rain’

There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel. They did not know any of the people they passedon the stairs on their way to and from their room. Their room was on the second floor facing the sea. It also faced the public garden and the war monument. There were big palms and green benches in the public garden. In the good weather there was always an artist with his easel. Artists liked the way the palms grew and the bright colors of the hotels facing the gardens and the sea. Italians came from a long way off to look up at the war monument. It was made of bronze and glistened in the rain. It was raining. The rain dripped from the palm trees. Water stood in pools on the gravel paths. The sea broke in a long line in the rain and slipped back down the beach to come up and break again in a long line in the rain. The motor cars were gone from the square by the war monument. Across the square in thedoorway of the café a waiter stood looking out at the empty square. The American wife stood at the window looking out. Outside right under their window a cat was crouched under one of the dripping green tables. The cat was trying to make herself so compact that she would not be dripped on. ‘I’m going down and get that kitty,’ the American wife said. ‘I’ll do it,’ her husband offered from the bed. ‘No, I’ll get it. The poor kitty out trying to keep dry under a table. ’The husband went on reading, lying propped up with the two pillows at the foot of the bed. ‘Don’t get wet,’ he said. The wife went downstairs and the hotel owner stood up and bowed to her as she passed the office. His desk was at the far end of the office. He was an old man and very tall. ‘Il piove,1’the wife said. She liked the hotel keeper. ‘Si, Si, Signora, brut to tempo2 . It is very bad weather.’ He stood behind his desk in the far end of the dim room. The wife liked him. She liked the deadly serious way he received any complaints. She liked his dignity. She liked the way he wanted to serve her. She liked the way he felt about being a hotel-keeper. She liked his old, heavy face and big hands. Liking him she opened the door and looked out. It was raining harder. A man in a rubber cape was crossing the empty square to the café. The cat would be around to the right. Perhaps she could go along under the eaves. As she stood in the doorway an umbrella opened behind her. It was the maid who looked after their room. ‘You must not get wet,’ she smiled, speaking Italian. Of course, the hotel-keeper had sent her. With the maid holding the umbrella over her, she walked along the gravel path until she was under their window. The table was there, washed bright green in the rain, but the cat was gone. She was suddenly disappointed. The maid looked up at her. ‘Ha perduto qualque cosa, Signora?’‘There was a cat,’ said the American girl. ‘A cat?’ ‘Si, il gatto.’ ‘A cat?’ the maid laughed. ‘A cat in the rain?’ ‘Yes, –’ she said, ‘under the table.’ Then, ‘Oh, I wanted it so much. I wanted a kitty.’ When she talked English the maid’s face tightened.‘Come, Signora,’ she said. ‘We must get back inside. You will be wet.’ ‘I suppose so,’ said the American girl. They went back along the gravel path and passed in the door. The maid stayed outside to close the umbrella. As the American girl passed the office, the padrone bowed from his desk. Something felt very small and tight inside the girl. The padrone made her feel very small and at the same time really important. She had a momentary feeling of being of supreme importance.She went on up the stairs. She opened the door of the room. George was on the bed, reading. ‘Did you get the cat?’ he asked, putting the book down. ‘It was gone.’ ‘Wonder where it went to,’ he said, resting his eyes from reading. She sat down on the

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bed. ‘I wanted it so much,’ she said. ‘I don’t know why I wanted it so much. I wanted that poor kitty. It isn’t any fun to be a poor kitty out in the rain.’-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 ‘It’s raining.’2 ‘Yes, yes, Madam, awful weather’3 ‘Have you lost something, Madam?’

القصه ف اللي الايطالي للكلام ترجمه الكلام هذا-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------George was reading again. She went over and sat in front of the mirror of the dressing table looking at herself with the hand glass. She studied her profile, first one side and then the other. Then she studied the back of her head and her neck. ‘Don’t you think it would be a good idea if I let my hair grow out?’ she asked, looking at her profile again. George looked up and saw the back of her neck, clipped close like a boy’s. ‘I like it the way it is.’ ‘I get so tired of it,’ she said. ‘I get so tired of looking like a boy.’George shifted his position in the bed. He hadn’t looked away from her since she started to speak. ‘You look pretty darn nice,’ he said. She laid the mirror down on the dresser and went over to the window and looked out. It was getting dark. ‘I want to pull my hair back tight and smooth and make a big knot at the back that I can feel,’ she said. ‘I want to have a kitty to sit on my lap and purr when I stroke her.’ ‘Yeah?’ George said from the bed. ‘And I want to eat at a table with my own silver and I want candles. And I want it to be spring and I want to brush my hair out in front of a mirror and I want a kitty and I want some new clothes.’ ‘Oh, shut up and get something to read,’ George said. He was reading again.His wife was looking out of the window. It was quite dark now and still raining in the palm trees. ‘Anyway, I want a cat,’ she said, ‘I want a cat. I want a cat now. If I can’t have long hair or any fun, I can have a cat.’ George was not listening. He was reading his book. His wife looked out of the window where the light had come on in the square. Someone knocked at the door. ‘Avanti,’ George said. He looked up from his book. In the doorway stood the maid. She held a big tortoiseshell cat pressed tight against her and swung down against her body. ‘Excuse me,’ she said, ‘the padrone asked me to bringthis for the Signora.’

السلالم بين طريقهما ،فاتخذا بعد النزلاء من احد بأي يتعرفا ،لم الفندق ذلك عند توقفا قد امريكيان هناك كانعمومي متنزه على ايضا تطل والتي ، البحر بمواجهة ، الثاني الطابق في غرفتهما الى المؤدي الممر عابرين العليا،

الأخضر باللون طليت مقاعد بضعة ،مع نخلات عدة اصطفت حيث للحرب، تذكاري نصب . يتوسطهالفنانون كان فقد ، لوحاته حاملة مصطحبا مستمر بشكل المكان الرسامين أحد الصافية الأجواء في يرتاد

والبحر للحدائق المقابلة البراقة الفنادق وألوان ، العالية النخيل اشجار بها نبتت التي الطريقة بعض .يعشقون جاءتساقط الايطاليينالاشخاص بعد لامعا اصبح الذي البرونزي النصب لمشاهدة نائية مناطق الممرات .   المطر قطرات من بين تجمعت ضحلة مائية بركا ،مكونة النخل شج¬يرات خلال من تنساب كانت والتي

ثم الشاطئ، نحو عائدا ينزلق وهو متعرج طويل خط في يتكسر البحر الامطاراخذ وابل ،وتحت بالحصى المغطاةغزارتها اشتداد بعد متراجعا آخر متكسر طولي خط في عاليا . يندفع

الى نظراته مصوبا المدخل عند الندل احد توقف ، الساحة عبر المقهى وفي ، النصب ساحة العربات غادرتالخالي المكان حيث ، .الخارج

،تشاهد شباكها عند الامريكي زوجة وقفتالموائد احدى تحت مرتجفة انكمشت ، صغيرة قطة جلست اليمين عند ، الشباك اسفل الخارج ف

الزوجة قالت ، نزولها عند المطر قطرات لاتصيبها ان تحاول ،وهي  : الخضرالمبللةالقطه  - تلك لجلب الاسفل الى ذاهبة . انا

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فراشه في وهو زوجها عليها :عرضسأذهب  - .. اناالمنضدة  - تحت البلل تفادي جاهدة تحاول المسكينة ، بها أنا أأتي سوف ، . كلا

لها قال ، السرير قدمي عند وسادتين على مستندا ، القراءة الى الزوج :عادتبتلي  - ان . حاذري

بمكتبه، مرت حين بأنحناءة وحياها الطويل العجوز الفندق صاحب فتوقف ، الأول الطابق الى الزوجة نزلتالخ¬ير : - مساء قالت ، شكله المرأة احبت ، الأدارة غرفة من البعيد الركن الى منضدته كانت . وقد

فظيع  - جو من ياله ، سنيورة نعم ، . نعموجديته طريقته اعجبتها ، به معجبة الزوجة بدت ، الغرفة من الضوء القليل البعيد الركن عند مكانه في وبقي

في لمركزه احترامه اليها، الخدمات تقديمه في واسلوبه وقاره ،اعجبها ما احد من شكوى يواجه حينما الادارة، القاتلةكبير . بميل نحوه شعرت الضخمتين ،ويديه وجهه صرامة ، شيخوخته .كماأحبت

صوب متجها امامها الفارغة الساحة رجل عبر بشدة، تمطر كانت ، خارجا ببصرها وجالت الباب لفتح ذهبتابتعدت قد ربما ،و الايمن الجانب عند مكانا لها اتخذت قد القطة ،ستكون المطر من واقيا أرتدى وقد المقهى

علينا ) ، الغرف خادمة قبل من جوارها الى مظلة فتحت ، المدخل عند متوقفة هي وبينما الرواق، حيث قليلا ) على السير في بدأت ، بالطبع الفندق مدير ارسلها ، بالأيطالية تكلمها وهي ابتسمت يصيبك البلل لاندع ان

شباكها اسفل يقع الذي المكان الى وصلت حتى ، فوقها المظلة باسطة الخادمة تتبعها ، الحصوي الممرغسلها وقد لامعة خضراء موضعها في الطاولة هناك   المطر تماما،وجدت تعد لم القطة ان غير ،.

متسائلة الخادمة اليها فنظرت بالخذلان : اصيبتفجأة؟  - شيئا فقدت هل ، سنيورة

الامريكية الفتاة : اجابتقطة  - هنا . كانت؟ - قطةقطة  -  . نعمفي ) (  - قطة الخادمة ضحكت ..   المطر قطةقلبي (  ) نعم - كل من القطه تلك اريدها،اريد انا ، اوه ، ذلك الطاولة،بعد اسفل . قالت

قالت بالانكليزية حدثتها حين الخادمة ملامح :اقطبتتبتلين ..  - ،سوف الداخل الى نعود ان علينا تعالي ، . سنيورة

الامريكية الفتاة : اجابتهاذلك  - . اظن

، المظلة تغلق كي ، خارجا الخادمة تأخرت بينما الباب خلال المرأة دخلت الحصى، ممر عبر عائدتين سارتاشعور لازمها ، منضدته خلف من اخرى بانحناءة المدير بادرها الفندق مكتب الامريكية الفتاة عبرت حالما

في ول�كنها ضئالة تزداد اللحظة تلك في الرجل انحناءة جعلتها ،فقد الصغر بالغ واحساسداخلي ، بالانقباضوالرفعة بالوجود واحساسلامتناه اللحظه بشعور اشبه ذلك ،كان الحقيقية ومكانتها بأهميتها اشعرتها نفسه الوقت

في. الفراشمستمرا على مستلقيا لايزال جورج كان ، الغرفة باب فتحت وحين ، السلم صعدت . قراءته والسمو-  ، جانبا الكتاب يضع وهو سألها ؟ القطة جلبت هلذهبت  - . لقد

،تساءل القراءة من لأراحتهما عينيه يفرك ذهبت؟  : - راح تراها اين ،  عجباالفراش،قالت حافة على هي : جلست

القطيطة  - تلك ،اردت الاصرار بهذا أردتها لماذا ،لاأعرف بها بالاحتفاظ كثيرا راغبة كنت . الامطار؟ تحت بائسة قطيطة وجود مسرا شيئا أتراه ، المسكينة

الزينة، مرآة منضدة الجلوسامام الى هي فانتقلت ، المطالعة الى جورج عاد ، الجانب من تدرسوجهها ،تطلعت صغيرة يد مرآة في نفسها وطفقتتنظر

رأسها مؤخرة الى بعناية أخذتتتطلع ذلك بعد ، الأخر الجانب الى انتقلت ثم ، الجوانب بأحد اولا . وعنقها بدأت؟  - اطول ينمو شعري جعلت لو جيدة فكرة انها تعتقد  هل

شعرها . ، الخلف من عنقها منظر يتملى واخذ جورج التفت ثانية وجهها بروفيل الى تنظر وهي تساءلتالاولاد مثل  . المقصوص

الحال  - هذه على . احبه

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بصبي : - اشبه ابدو كوني من تعبت ، ذلك من تعبت لقد .قالت . قال ابتدأتبمحادثته ان منذ لمشاهدتها يعد فلم الفراش، في وضعيته مغيرا جورج : اعتدل

ولطيفةهكذا،سحقا  - جميلة . ول�كنكتبدينقالت . الظلام الغرفة خارج خيم وقد بعيدا تنظر ، الشباك نحو متجهة وقامت ، الجرارة الى المرآة : أعادت

هي  - تلك ، الظهر الى تنحدر كبيرة عقدة منه اعمل ، بنعومة وأشده الخلف الى شعري ادفع ان ارغبيداي رأسها فوق ربتت كلما وتقر ، حجري في اجلسها صغيرة قطة بامتلاك ارغب ، . مشاعري

فراشه على وهو جورج : تمتم... نعم -- ، الربيع بمقدم ارغب ، الشموع تحتضوء خاصتي الفضية بالأواني مائدة على طعامي أرغبتناول كما

الجديدة الفساتين وبعض قطة ،اريد المرآة امام الهواء في شعري . وتمشيطتقرأينه  - شيئا لك وخذي ، اصمتي ، .. اوه

ازداد . قد الظلام كان ، النافذة خلال من خارجا تحدق هي ،فعادت ثانية قراءته وتابع ذلك جورج قالومازال الشجر   المطر حل�كة فوق باستمرار :يتساقط

شعرا  - امتلك وان بسرور احيا ان بوسعي يكن لم اذا ، الآن اريدها ، قطة اريد ، قطة اريد ، حال اية علىصغيرة قطة على الحصول ،فبامكاني . طويلا

الأنوار الى وتتطلع النافذة ترقب زوجته فبقيت ، كتابه بمطالعة تماما انشغل وقد لكلامها مصغيا جورج يكن لمالباب . يطرق احدهم كان بينما الساحة تغمر بدأت . التي

.. ادخل-درع . بلون شعرها بقطة ممسكة ، الباب عند الممر في تقف الخادمة كانت كتابه فوق من ناظرا جورج قال

النزول محاولة عكسالأتجاه وراحتتتأرجح بعناد قبضتها من القطة تخلصت ، : السلحفاةالسنيورة ...  - اجل من احضارها المدير مني طلب عفوا

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------قصة عن ? cat in the rain اسئلة

انها .. الله شاء وان افضل الاحداثبشكل وفهم تذكر ع تساعدكم راح الاسئلهالنهائي ف مننا المطلوب تغطي

What is the main theme Hemingway's story, "Cat in the Rain?" The main theme could be "selfishness" Both the American wife and

George display selfishness throughout the story. George continues to read and ignore his wife, while the American wife complains about all the things she does not have and wishes she did. And there are some themes to like" Loneliness, desiring to be with another person, Unhappiness"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

. What is the connection between the wife complaint and her desire for a cat -?

when the wife saw a poor cat in the rain, she feels sorry for it because, she likes the cat, too hence her husband ignores her and her needs and just reads his book----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

who is the best character in the " cat in the rain" short story? - the owner of the hotel, because even though he himself has no particular interest in the cat, he is considerate enough to send the maid to rescue the cat and deliver it to his guest.---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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What is the setting in Ernest Hemingway's "Cat In the Rain"? how do we know ? -

Italy, because The wife, hotel keeper and maid speaks Italian -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

What is the conflicts in the cat in the rain? - the actual conflict is the bad relationship between the American couple ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

what the character in the cat in the rain? - There are only four characters: the husband, the wife, the owner of the hotel and a maid------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What is the point of view in the cat in the rain? - The story is being told from the wife’s point of view by a narrator----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Mention Some of the symbols in cat of the rain ? The main symbol is the cat which often is the symbolic of the feminine---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Who is the protagonist in this story - ؟ . The wife.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------. - Name several characteristics that the American wife

liked about the inn keeper ? . She liked the “deadly serious way he received any complaints, his dignity, his old, heavy face and big hands----------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Who brought the woman an umbrella? Why ؟ The maid. Because the Hotel Keeper told her to------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Why does the maid tell her to come back inside ؟ She didn’t want the wife to get wet.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How does the padrone)inn keeper( make the American ؟ .wife “feel ” -

He made her feel very small and at the same time really important----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

- Does her husband really feel bad for her having not found the cat? How do you know ?

No, because continued to read his book as though he were ignoring his wife----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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- What is the wife thinking about doing with her hair ؟ Letting it grow out---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

- Why does she want to let her hair grow ؟ She wants a change of life, something new-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What was her husband’s response? - He says: “I like it the way it is”.

. Identify one example of how Hemingway used imagery - ؟-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An example of the use of imagery is the way in which the weather is described ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* - Did you get the impression that the man and the wife were happy? Explain why or why not .

.We can feel the emptiness in the couple’s relationship through their interactions with each other. The husband is reading, while the wife is looking out of the window or going out after the cat. At one point he tells the wife to “shut up” and get something “to read”. The marriage has disintegrated. Neither one listens to the other any longer--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

What are the plot in cat in the rain? - The plot centers around two Americans who are visiting Italy. It starts to rain and they go into a hotel in order to get out of the rain. In their hotel room, the wife saw a cat trying to protect itself from the rain . The woman decides that she wants the cat. She leaves her hotel room to rescue the cat but she gets out and found out that the cat has gone . She returns to her room, and make a briefly conversation with her husband and then the maid appears with a cat for her. Whether this is the same cat the wife saw out in the rain is not known, but she has her cat any way--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Analyze the character of the American wife ? The “American wife” is the protagonist of the story. the "American wife" remains unnamed during the story. Throughout the story, the American wife becomes increasingly child like she refers to the "kitty" instead "cat " that would be expected from a grown woman----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

analyze the character of Gorege the husband? George, the protagonist’s husband, he is unaware of his wife’s needs. Through rest of the story he acts contemptuously towards his wife. When the American wife tells George what she wishes for her life, he responds

her to go "'shut up and get something to read'..

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--------------------------------------------------------------------- What is The "Iceberg Theory ?"

Hemingway had a style of writing he referred to as the 'iceberg theory' in which written words in a story focus on surface facts, those easily seen. But behind the words is a more complete structure supporting the story. Others refer to this as the 'theory of omission'.

الاجابه حنكتب ذا بالشكل السوال جاء السابقه لوبالشكل جاء لو التالي اما

What is the Iceberg Theory in A Cat in the Rain ? The cat is not just a cat in the story. it is represent the wife’s desire for a child " and it is represent an important aspect that the American wife

desires a stable home life as well as a "kitty " to set on her lap ”.هيدي بالطريقه حنجاوب ف

الاقل ) .. .. ع او المكتوبه الاسئله وحفظ جوانبها بكل القصه فهم المطلوببأسلوبكم .. ( وصيغوا افهموها

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