Hills Like White Elephants By Ernest Hemingway

In This story Hills Like White Elephants, Ernest Hemingway enlightens the fragility of and emotional emptiness of the relationship between the couple and their relationship that is threatened by the interjection of an unborn child.“Hills Like White Elephants” we see that the writer has portrayed many different symbols and literary devices. Right from the start we have a simile in the title of the short story where the word “like” is used in the title. The comparison of a different words used in the title bring out hidden meaning of the story. White Elephants relates to unwanted gifts that don’t necessary fit your personality or your desires. The world Hills could be related to the shape of a pregnant woman. Throughout essay you will see me go into more depth of the title and provide you with the inner meaning of the title.
The term white elephant means something that is a great burden. In this short story we do see that Hemingway Illustrates that both Jig and the older American are engaged in a romantic relationship that is undergoing some serious strain. We do see evidence of the tension between the couple could be seen in the story's beginning, as they struggle to pass the time waiting for the train. In the conversation we see that they are both upset and want to get to a solution but at the same time not wanting to talk about the situation.“They look like white elephants,” she said “I’ve never seen one,” the man drank his beer.“No, you wouldn’t have.”“I might have,” the man said. “Just because you say I wouldn’t have doesn’t prove anything.” This shows that the man doesn't want the baby or sees it as a living, breathing human and doesn't want anything to do with it He does not see it as a blessing that he can have and take the relationship further down the