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    The story “Hills like White Elephants” is written by Ernest Hemingway. It’s about a couple‚ who had an intense conversation about abortion. The man began by trying to convince the girl‚ Jig‚ to have an abortion. However‚ she does want the child but is scared about the abortion and wants to please the man by doing what he wants. She worried whether her relationship will be back on track and this will solve their problem. Jig indecisively agreed to have the abortion just because she does not care

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    adjectives and the intimate thoughts of the characters are not explicably mapped out. The reader is able to interpret feelings through what the characters say and how they interact. Many conclusions can be derived from this style. The story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway is about a young couple and the controversial issue of

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    “The Hills Like White Elephants” As I started to read through the poem I felt like I easily understood the setting. It was very easy for me to picture this man and woman having a conversation and sharing drinks. I did not easily understand what the subject of their conversation was the first time I read through the poem but I did recognize it was affecting the young girl named Jig. I first realized something was going on when the man kept repeating that everything will be okay and he kept repeating

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    "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway‚ opens with a long description of the story’s setting in a train station surrounded by hills‚ fields‚ and trees in a valley in Spain. A man known simply as the American and his girlfriend sit at a table outside the station‚ waiting for a train to Madrid. As they are waiting for their train to come‚ they are drinking beer arguing about some "operation" that the American man wants to get. Although they don’t specify exactly what the operation means the

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    1.) In "Hills Like White Elephants‚" how might a feminist critic view the relationship of the American and the girl? Would you agree with the evaluation? -A feminist critic might view the relationship of the American and the girl as unfair. They are in Spain and the man was given the name "The American" to symbolize that he is American‚ "the girl" is given to the girl to symbolize that she is neither American nor from Spain. Throughout the conversations with the waitress "the girl" couldn’t communicate

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    From a feminist point of view‚ Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants" uses a plethora of symbols to convey the idea that a young girl named Jig is a typical woman dealing with a woman’s choice. Although the word abortion is never used in the story‚ the reader is lead to that conclusion through the use of symbolism. The story begins with Jig and her American boyfriend waiting for a train in the valley of Ebro‚ a symbolic use of the word "Embryo". In addition‚ the valley of Ebro has a river

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    some individuals criticised that the novel acted as more than a memory of war‚ lacked femininity‚ a There was an argument presented where The Sun Also Rises acts as a memory of war. In some aspects‚ the story may seem difficult to comprehend because it is a book of Hemingway’s memory from

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    The Sun Also Rises Hemingway utilizes the theme and allegory to express lessons in life of immorality. The characters in The Sun Also Rises tend to treat life as if it were never going to end. They live fast and hard by jumping from one town to the next drinking and unrealized love. The narrator‚ Jake‚ upon the end of the war is completely in love with Brett Ashley; whom seems to take the stage as the main attraction to all characters in the book. She is described as a beautiful British socialite

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    The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises demonstrates elements of weakened masculinity throughout the novel. The lasting effects of WWI on the characters‚ Jake Barnes’ insecurities‚ and Lady Brett Ashley’s non-conformity all contribute to the minimized presence of masculinity. Hemingway began writing The Sun Also Rises in 1925 and it was later completed in 1926. Much like the novel’s protagonist‚ he too resided in Paris working as a journalist‚ after fighting in WWI. Hemingway

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    Selflessness In Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises‚ we are taken back to the 1920’s‚ accompanied by the “Lost Generation.” During this time‚ prohibition was occurring in America. Hemingway uses alcohol as an obstacle that causes distresses between the main character‚ Jake and his life. Along with alcohol‚ promiscuity is prevalent throughout the novel. The heroine of the novel‚ Brett‚ displays the theme of promiscuity throughout the novel. She uses her sheer beauty and charming personality to

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