the story “Hills Like White Elephants” there are two main characters the American and Jig. The story takes place at a train station in 1927 in Spain. Jig is a young girl 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. There are many different ways in the story that are symbolically used to describe the abortion. For example‚ while drinking beer‚ Jig looks off at the line of hills and says. “They
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Elizabeth Montelongo Mrs. Haag English 1302 07 March 2013 Title In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” written by Ernest Hemmingway‚ a short conversation between a young woman and her significant other about her recent pregnancy and possible abortion are described. The young man‚ identified as the American‚ is the epitome of masculinity with his rugged portrayal and his apparent control over himself and the matters at hand. When confused‚ the American still feigns indifference and
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progressed towards a more gender-equal civilization. In the 1927 short story‚ "Hills Like White Elephants"‚ Ernest Hemingway illustrates the hardships and oppression most women in any patriarchal society face through careful diction and detailed depiction of feminist personalities. The oppression of females
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Written in the 1920s‚ when society was still chiefly patriarchal‚ Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants presents a short dialogue between a boyfriend and a girlfriend at a train station. It is written in Hemingway’s famous Iceberg Theory‚ revealing only what is necessary to complete the story while leaving much of the detail up to the reader’s imagination. The short story about an American man and his girlfriend opens with a short description of the setting. Set at a railroad crossing near
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Misleading Image of the Girl in “Hills Like White Elephants” In Ernest Hemingway’s short story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” the male character serves as an obvious antagonist‚ shown by his unsympathetic behavior towards his lover who contemplates having an abortion. The girl is faced with two choices – to protect their relationship by having an abortion‚ or keep her baby‚ but have the man leave her. Though the operation is physically done to her body‚ the girl does not have much power in the
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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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“Hills Like White Elephants” Literary Analysis Paper from a Feminist Perspective “Hills like white elephants‚” is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway that was published back in 1927. The story consist of three characters all together but only have two as the main which is an American man and his girlfriend Jig. The third character is the waitress at the train station that takes their order. The story starts off with the couple sitting outside at a table under the shade waiting for the
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Pascal Cuestas Professor N. English 1301 27 March 2013 Hills Like White Elephants Feminist criticism Feminism’s continual push for equality for men and women has grown and has become more successful. Women have abandoned the traditional roles of submissive housewives that was prevalent in the early 20th century. Early representations of women in literature were often stereotypical and unjust‚ but the characterization of women in literature has changed now. However‚ in
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In Hemingway ’s "Hills Like White Elephants"‚ he utilizes the audience in understanding the substance of his plot. He takes on a sense of truth by putting an intense amount of dialogue‚ thus giving a realistic type of writing. Through the usage of dialogue between the couple‚ it shows the depth of expectations. The audience must rely and fall back upon their own personal experience in order to interpret the conversation/plot. The correlation with nature plays into the language and the action of how
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HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS 1 The Theme and Narrative Elements of “Hills like White Elephants”. Ashley Terreforte Introduction to Literature Instructor: Danielle Slaughter April 1st‚ 2013 HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS 2 For this paper I have chosen to discuss the theme and narrative elements of the short story “Hills like White Elephants”. In the short story “The Hills like White Elephants”‚ just at
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