Hills Like White Elephants Iceberg Analysis

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 each sentence. Just like an iceberg, there is a small visible piece above the water, but underneath the water hides a greater size of the iceberg, therefore there is much tension that has to be analyzed by the reader in each sentence so that