Hills like white elephants
M. Arquelita
EGL 1020
“Uncertain Feelings” In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills like White Elephants”, a young couple was confronting the consequences of their innocent doings and find themselves in discussion of serious decisions. The historical setting of the story was based on the mid 1920’s at a train station in Spain on the Ebro River. The first character of the short story Hills Like White Elephants characterizes an American man drifting around Europe after the World War I. The American man names the second most important character in the story “Jig”. Jig was characterized as a young girl who is very dependent to her partner and eventually made her dissociate from her feelings and her situation. However, reading the whole part of the short story “Hills like White Elephants” will help the audience decipher Jig’s inner thoughts about her difficult situation by carefully analyzing the details that will reveal her real emotions. Jig is a young woman, which was described as the “girl” in the short story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway. The girl can be considered as the protagonist because almost the entire story centered on her being pregnant and how her situation affect herself and her relationship with the American man. The American man however, appears to be the antagonist because of his opposition of having the unwanted child.
Jig’s character plays a role of a girl who seems to be very dependent to her partner. One example of this is when Jig started the dialogue by asking the American man what should they drink and when the woman asked her if she likes her Anis del Toro with water, Jig asked the American man for his opinion; this situation showed how her decisions about doing little things are greatly influenced by the American man. Jig seems to have a good lifestyle together with the American man. The young couple spends their time travelling, looking at things and trying new drinks. However, when Jig and the American man
EGL 1020
“Uncertain Feelings” In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills like White Elephants”, a young couple was confronting the consequences of their innocent doings and find themselves in discussion of serious decisions. The historical setting of the story was based on the mid 1920’s at a train station in Spain on the Ebro River. The first character of the short story Hills Like White Elephants characterizes an American man drifting around Europe after the World War I. The American man names the second most important character in the story “Jig”. Jig was characterized as a young girl who is very dependent to her partner and eventually made her dissociate from her feelings and her situation. However, reading the whole part of the short story “Hills like White Elephants” will help the audience decipher Jig’s inner thoughts about her difficult situation by carefully analyzing the details that will reveal her real emotions. Jig is a young woman, which was described as the “girl” in the short story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway. The girl can be considered as the protagonist because almost the entire story centered on her being pregnant and how her situation affect herself and her relationship with the American man. The American man however, appears to be the antagonist because of his opposition of having the unwanted child.
Jig’s character plays a role of a girl who seems to be very dependent to her partner. One example of this is when Jig started the dialogue by asking the American man what should they drink and when the woman asked her if she likes her Anis del Toro with water, Jig asked the American man for his opinion; this situation showed how her decisions about doing little things are greatly influenced by the American man. Jig seems to have a good lifestyle together with the American man. The young couple spends their time travelling, looking at things and trying new drinks. However, when Jig and the American man