Hills Like White Elephants: The Hills Of Dynamics Between Men And Women

The Hills of Dynamics between Men and Women Men and women talk in different ways. No matter whether it is today or a century ago, men and women just have different ways of communication. Language may have changed but the feeling and dynamics behind it has not. In Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants", the language and how the two characters talk to each other is a prime example of the way men and women talk. Hemingway’s use of dialogue between the American man and Jig in “Hills Like White Elephants” shows the different power dynamics between men and women. Men tend to take over a conversation no matter what the subject. In the short story, The American man overpowers Jig in the conversation. The choice of words he uses to try to exert control over Jig is the main way he takes over. The American man uses words like "perfectly" and "simply" to describe their situation. He uses those words because he is not the one who has to go through with "the operation". Jig has to go through it and she knows it is not that simple. The man is also the one to bring up "the operation" i.e., abortion. Jig happens to be talking about the beer they are drinking saying, “It’s lovely” (Hemingway 276). The man
The most common example of the different dynamics between the two is when the man overpowers Jig in the conversation. It is typical of the man to think he can take over the conversation and the woman will bend to his needs. The most dramatic shift in the dynamic is shown when Jig tries to manipulate the man with her words. She does not want to bend to the American man's needs so she tries to make him bend to hers. The power dynamic then turns to a neutral standing because neither are actually talking to each other. Hemingway's short story shows the many dynamics that exist between men and women and their words in just 5