Abortion in Hills like White Elephants Abortion has been an ongoing national debate that continues on daily not only in North America but other countries as well. Medically an abortion means to permanently end a pregnancy. In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” a couple are at a train station waiting for the next train to take a trip to get an abortion or “simple operation” ( Hemingway 201) as the man refers to it as in the story. The man is attempting to convince the young lady to get
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To Keep or Not to Keep The short story‚ “ Hills Like White Elephants ” by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a man who is unnamed and a women whose nickname is Jig‚ as the reader we understand them to be boyfriend and girlfriend. They are both sitting at a train station waiting on the train. After some time (and a few beers)‚ the women brings up that the hills in front of them look like white elephants. The man does not think the hills look like white elephants and this statement brings them both into an
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In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ a young girl struggles with the line between life and death and is caught in the midst of a life changing decision that will inevitably end the relationship between her and a man. As people we tend to over think and analyze every possible outcome or scenario when it comes to making an important decision that could potentially impact our entire future. The girl relates to this as the persistent acknowledgement of her unborn child
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Short Story Exam 1 In the short story "Hills Like White Elephants"‚ Ernest Hemingway explores the human transition of character from following to leading‚ depicting how life’s situations bring about a change in the way one makes decisions in life. Hemingway develops the thematic meaning through the two main characters‚ the man and the girl‚ in the setting‚ and in the use of symbolism. Thematic meaning begins to unfold through the two main characters. The first character
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Drew Carter Hensley English 11 Honors 2nd Period Hills Like White Elephants Summary The story begins in a valley in northern Spain near the Ebro river at a train station surrounded by hills‚ fields‚ and trees. An American man and his girlfriend‚ who he calls ?Jig?‚ are waiting for a train coming from Barcelona in forty minutes that would stop at the station and go to Madrid. While waiting in the shade at a table outside the building‚ the two discuss what they will have to drink. The man points out
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can be taken out of the short story by Ernest Hemingway‚ “Hills Like White Elephants.” The first symbol that is significant and deepens the story‚ is indeed the white elephants. In the beginning‚ the girl states that the hills look like white elephants (9). This comparison of the hills and white elephants can symbolize several things. White elephants are a symbol for something that is unwanted‚ or a burden. This baby‚ like a white elephant is supposed to be a gift‚ that the man see’s as useless‚ something
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In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephant”‚ Hemingway uses setting difficult to understand but adequate to stress on the tension‚ life and death doubt of the two characters‚ and their antagonistic conversation on whether the woman should have an abortion. The characters‚ a young girl called Jig and her American lover sits at a train station in Spain around a valley‚ have beer and try new drinks and dances around their situation on whether they should proceed to Barcelona to abort
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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
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Ernest Hemingway’s‚ "Hills Like White Elephants‚" is discussed by many people because of the way that Hemingway used dialogue that contained a lack of descriptions‚ unidentified characters‚ and barely any narration to convey the short story’s meaning. In this case‚ the reader is required to read between the lines. In this short story‚ one can see that all of the symbols disclose the unsteady relationship between the American and Jig and the conflict in relation to their lifestyle and operation.
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Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway’s story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” has plenty of symbolism throughout the story. Symbolisms are physical things that are important and stands for something else. In this story‚ the symbols are the hills‚ white elephants‚ railroad tracks‚ and the felt pads. Hemingway uses these symbols to produce the theme of the story. The theme is about how change will bring happiness for Jig by having the baby while the man doesn’t see what the future holds
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