Hills Like White Elephants Intro and Thesis The short story “HIlls Like Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway opens on a train station in Spain during the roaring 20’s with a man referred to as the “American man” and a girl who is believed to be his girlfriend that is referred to as “Jig.” In “Hills Like White Elephants” Hemingway uses a unique method of writing that is called the “Iceberg Method.” The Iceberg Method is a technique of symbolism which is meant to makes the reader analyze and interpret
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figurative language‚ hills like white elephants representing Jig’s possibly unwanted pregnancy. These hills became the main subject of the story‚ “The girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry. ‘They look like white elephants‚’ she said” (Hemingway 563). A white elephant is a costly and useless item in which a person cannot dispose of‚ which means that Jig was questioning her desire to keep her baby. However‚ later it seems like she changed her
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Nicole Pastore Feindert English 303‚ 10:45AM-12:50 PM 14 February 2016 “Hills Like White Elephants” and Setting In “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ the setting enhances and symbolizes the difficult choices both the American and Jig must face as well as analyzes the problem of projecting problems on to the environment in everyday life. Heavy in dialogue and lacking in detailed descriptions of the environment‚ Hemingway’s sparse choices in description become very essential to the
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Hills like White Elephants: A Story Analysis Ernest Hemingway was known for his novels and short stories. The bull rings of Spain‚ big game-hunting grounds of Africa‚ the glittering pleasure haunts of the post-war Europe‚ the humble fishing villages of Cuba and Mexico-these are the stuff of Hemingway. (World Literary Masterworks‚ Arsenia Allam) In this analysis‚ the writer aims to analyze and criticize one of Hemingway’s works‚ the characters and its theme. This analysis aims to answer the
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The short story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a young couple and the issue about abortion. Hemingway’s use of effective literary devices; symbolism and setting is used to understand the story. In the short story‚ the word “abortion” is not actually used in the story‚ but using the literary devices it supports the understanding of the story. The setting is vital to the story. The story begins with a young couple referred to as “the American” and Jig waiting at the train
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February 6‚ 2009 Irony in “Hills Like White Elephants” and “A&P” Several authors use irony to strengthen their story or to make a point out to its reader like in the short stories “A&P” which was written by John Updike and “Hills Like White Elephants” written by Ernest Hemingway. In these two short stories the author use ironic situations which made the reader have a better understanding of the story. The irony in these stories can be found in many parts of the story like the setting‚ the use of words
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Hills Like White Elephants In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway it can be assumed that the girl Jig gets an abortion and does not stay together with the American considering the amount of conflict they have shown in the text. Jig seems a lot younger than the American‚ since she is referred to as girl in the story. Also‚ she seems like she wants to have the abortion. Example from the text‚ “I’ll do it and everything will be fine (Ernest Hemingway)”. However‚ she is
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the short story “Hills like White Elephants‚” Hemingway exemplifies this fact of life and relays this message to his readers by telling the vague yet compelling story about an American couple and the compromise that puts a strain on their relationship. Jig and the man stopped at a junction on their way to madrid‚ where they are forced to deal with the constant elephant in the room- Jig’s
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storytelling. “Hills Like White Elephants” by Hemingway has many elements that illustrates modernism. The first element of its characteristics is the questioning of the the meaning and importance of abortion. Next characteristic would be the amount of dialogue and the plot and how the dialogue is used in the story.
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Hills Like White Elephants Earnest Hemingway’s‚ Hills like White Elephants‚ is about an American man and his girlfriend and how they feel about their future. They want to be happy and have fun. They want to drink beer and not have a worry in the world. They would like to enjoy themselves. Doesn’t everyone? They face issues though like a baby. His girlfriend is pregnant and she doesn’t know if she wants to keep the baby. People face real world issues like this one every day. Abortion being a very
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