Hills Like White Elephants: Jig
Everyday people make decisions that affect their future lives. Do
people make the right decisions? What makes a decision a right one? What may
be right to some, may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong
decisions but those that people choose and believe to be right varying from
each individual. In Hemingway's realistic story, Hills Like White Elephants,
Jig attempts to make a crucial change in her life by making the right decision,
but is unable to because of her weak characteristic flaws. Jig is indecisive
about her decision. Even though she realizes the possibilities, she has
difficulties letting go of old habits, has a low self-esteem that leads to her
being submissive, and puts up a frail fight by hiding her feelings behind her
sarcastic comments.
Jig faces an immense decision that will change her future. She must
choose between the old and the new lifestyle. It is hard for her to let go of
old habits that consists of taking no responsibility and the sole intention of
seeking pleasure. She must go from a young worriedless rebel to a stable adult
taking responsibility. It's a hard process since there are three steps to
changing: realization, doing the deed, and committing to the change. She
definitely realizes she needs to change, but only goes that far. She does walk
to the end of the station and looks upon the fertile side of the valley and
comments "and we could have all this," but she continues drinking when she
knows well that she carries a child in her womb. She even says the alcohol
tastes like licorice, that everything tastes the same, and she's getting tired
of her same old life. Surely, she must know the possible damage she can cause
the baby to have, but does it stop her from drinking? No, this only indicates
that she is still not ready to change completely. Even though she wants to
change, something, perhaps her old ways, is holding her back from doing so.
Maybe this explains why she drinks... [continues]
Everyday people make decisions that affect their future lives. Do
people make the right decisions? What makes a decision a right one? What may
be right to some, may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong
decisions but those that people choose and believe to be right varying from
each individual. In Hemingway's realistic story, Hills Like White Elephants,
Jig attempts to make a crucial change in her life by making the right decision,
but is unable to because of her weak characteristic flaws. Jig is indecisive
about her decision. Even though she realizes the possibilities, she has
difficulties letting go of old habits, has a low self-esteem that leads to her
being submissive, and puts up a frail fight by hiding her feelings behind her
sarcastic comments.
Jig faces an immense decision that will change her future. She must
choose between the old and the new lifestyle. It is hard for her to let go of
old habits that consists of taking no responsibility and the sole intention of
seeking pleasure. She must go from a young worriedless rebel to a stable adult
taking responsibility. It's a hard process since there are three steps to
changing: realization, doing the deed, and committing to the change. She
definitely realizes she needs to change, but only goes that far. She does walk
to the end of the station and looks upon the fertile side of the valley and
comments "and we could have all this," but she continues drinking when she
knows well that she carries a child in her womb. She even says the alcohol
tastes like licorice, that everything tastes the same, and she's getting tired
of her same old life. Surely, she must know the possible damage she can cause
the baby to have, but does it stop her from drinking? No, this only indicates
that she is still not ready to change completely. Even though she wants to
change, something, perhaps her old ways, is holding her back from doing so.
Maybe this explains why she drinks... [continues]
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