Hills Like White Elephant Meaning

The title of Hills Like White Elephants is a seemingly odd title however, when you look farther into it, it has a deep meaning. In the story, white elephants are first mentioned in a conversation between the girl and the American. The girl says, “’ They look like white elephants’” (in text). The girl is referring to the hills in the distance. The American replies, “’I’ve never seen one’” (). It seems simple enough however, if you look at the definition found in the Oxford English Dictionary, a white elephant a figurative meaning. This figurative meaning is, “A possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of” In the story, the woman and man are arguing about the woman getting