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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Sand Slides Like Lambs Have you ever looked at the West Elk mountains and seen the lamb in the side of Mt. Lamborn? The reason it is called that is because of the sandy slide that resembles a sheep much like the Cantabrian mountains of Spain resemble white elephants. “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927)‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a young‚ unmarried couple‚ the American and Jig‚ who are sitting at a train station in Spain‚ apprehensively discussing an abortion for Jig. The story starts
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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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April Rene Young Kimberly Villegas English 1302‚ Section 2028 (8442) 2 March 2014 Hills Like White Elephants In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” a couple in a foreign country are debating the girl getting an abortion while drinking beer and waiting for a train at a train station. Throughout the short story written in Hemingway’s iceberg method‚ one can see how strongly each party feels about the procedure‚ and the difficulty the couple is facing throughout the bare essential
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Commitment can be applied to many things like‚ someone’s career or relationships. Commitment is the base of someone’s relationship‚ without that first step which is committing‚ the relationship will not be stable and it will not exist in the future. It is one of the main keys and one of the very first steps for a steady relationship. This concept is well is illustrated in the story “Hills like white elephant”. The characters in “Hills like white elephant”‚ Jig and the American man‚ had problems in
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In the short story hills like white elephants by ernest hemingway there is a strong use of symbolism. Some of the symbols are more obvious and some are more hidden beneath subtext. Alike to most novels the understanding is based entirely upon one’s personality and enjoyment. Most of the symbolism has to do with the female in the story hinting towards a pregnancy that she cannot decide whether she would like to keep or abort. She hints towards choosing two people out of her‚ the baby and her husband
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