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"To Have and Have Not" tells the story of Harry Morgan, a struggling owner who goes to great lengths to make ends meet and to feed his family.The Depression has pushed Harry to get involved in precarious crimes like shipping contraband and in human trafficking. Though Harry tries to ethical and accommodating to a certain extent, his observations about the Haves and the Have-nots camp has had created a durable bitterness about this difference in society. Ernest Hemingway has also adeptly shown narratives from various characters in the story and gives insight into the corrupt lives of the well-to-do folks. The setting of the story also illustrates communist infiltration into the United States of America (Florida) from Cuba and the prevalence of extreme racism in the Southern states. This is a sad tale. that is written using various literary devices to sensitise the struggles of Rednecks. It's an ingenious crime novel that captures the historic and cultural changes that took place in the 1930s in North America.
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