The Elephant in the Room Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway is a very interesting story that can difficult for a reader to understand at first glance. The title plays a major role in this style of writing by Hemmingway. When a reader comes across this title‚ one most likely can notice that it is a simile as hills are being compared to white elephants. The young woman in the story‚ called Jig‚ is having drinks with an American man while waiting for a train at a station. The two discuss
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society is a trial both Krebs and Norman Bowker face.But truly‚ it is the attitude that each man demonstrates that sets them apart. Their emotions influence the way they experience both the civilian world and civilian life. Authors Tim O’Brien and Ernest Hemingway’s style usage help readers understand the character’s personalities and difficulties. Krebs’s disinterested attitude is a result of the urge to keep responsibilities and “complications” at bay. While Bower’s constant guilt restricts him
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The novella The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is filled with examples of archetypes or "universal representations". The story is clearly the quest plot type with Santiago as the Hero and Manolin the sidekick. As the hero Santiago encounters a temptress and a villain with the end result being a kind of great success. "The Quest"‚ one of the basic plot lines‚ is evident in The Old Man and The Sea. The hero and his sidekick travel in search of a valuable treasure overcoming all odds and great
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“Hills Like White Elephants” was written by Ernest Hemingway‚ and was included in his 1927 story collection‚ Men Without Women. This particular short story takes place outside of a train station at a bar‚ where its protagonists are waiting for a train to Madrid. The subject of the story and the interaction between the two relates to abortion‚ the overriding theme links to a more overarching subject‚ that of male – female relationships‚ the inequality that often exists between them and the emotional
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In “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway‚ the character’s emotions and behavior is most significant. The main character‚ Krebs describes his time since he has been home and expresses his emotions and thoughts as he comes back to regular life. He has a tough time with this however. When he first got home‚ he was willing to try and re-enter society‚ yet nobody wanted to hear the truth about what happened. They all wanted lies. Hemingway wrote‚ “ Later he felt the need to talk but no one wanted to hear
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MODERNISM (1901-1945) Modernism‚ in its broadest definition‚ is modern thought‚ character‚ or practice. More specifically‚ the term describes a set of cultural tendencies and movements‚ originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s. The term encompasses the activities and output of those who felt the "traditional" forms of art‚ architecture‚ literature‚ religious faith‚ social organization and daily life
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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
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interest‚ individuality‚ and expression. In a word‚ art is life. Ernest Hemingway never fails to enlighten readers with his literary genius. Through his craft of short stories‚ Hemingway masters the use of literary elements using a combination of his imagination and real life experiences. He struggled with love‚ settling down‚ alcoholism‚ and his memories of war; converting his emotional instability to literary masterpieces. Hemingway is known for using minimal detail throughout his works‚ leaving
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The topic of "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway continues to be a hot button issue‚ even 90 years after the story’s publication. Though not as scandalous as it must have been in 1927‚ it remains the subject of great debate. In this short story‚ two lovers are awaiting a train that will whisk them away to Madrid for the purpose of an abortion. Even though the decision was made before arriving at the station‚ they continue to debate whether she will go through with it. The man’s persuasive
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Ernest Hemingway has written a short story that has all thinking. The short story‚ Hills like White Elephants can have many different viewpoints and they all seem to make sense! There are three main scenarios that fit the story‚ the girl will have the abortion and stay with the man‚ she’ll have the abortion and leave the man or she will not have the abortion and the man will stay with her (Hashmi 72). Hills like White Elephants is about an American man and a girl waiting at a train station that will
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