Describe the conflict facing the protagonist in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro."

Harry, the central character in Hemingway's short story "Snows of Kilimanjaro," is largely in conflict with himself. He has spent much of his life aimlessly wandering as part of the Lost Generation post World War One, drifting from country to country and adventure to adventure, living off of wealthy women rather than pursuing his wasted talent as a writer.
In Africa, near the famed Mt. Kilimanjaro, he is dying of gangrene after a scratch was not properly treated. He has survived far more dangerous times—in the Spanish Civil War, in brawls over women, in blizzards, hunting, and living down and out in poor neighborhoods. The short story ends with his death, while the film version has him surviving. In both versions, he must confront how he has run away from a wealthy woman that is his true love and idled away his life, even while he holds the idle rich in contempt as dull and useless.