without the author explaining it‚ called the iceberg effect (Reynolds‚ 39). “Hills Like White Elephants” is one story in which the topic of discussion is apparent‚ but never directly stated—abortion. In the story‚ the American tries to persuade his Jig into having an abortion‚ not by telling her to‚ but by using reverse psychology and making it seem like all is well. In “Hills Like White Elephants‚” Hemingway portrays the female character‚ not as an equal who was really loved by the American‚ but
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female characters‚ Jig. To begin‚ Hemingway has been criticized for portraying his female characters as weak. Many feminist literary critics have said he depicts women in his stories as a destructive and manipulating influence to their male counterparts‚ attenuating their masculinity. Jig‚ however‚ challenges this conventional theory. The “mere girl‚” and not the American‚ behaves more closely to the archetypal Hemingway hero. She‚ unlike the
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recognizable concepts‚ they definitely bring freshness to life and motivate one to persevere. A close analysis of the way Michael and Frances Loomis‚ the couple in "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses‚" and the man referred to as “the American” and his girl‚ Jig‚ the couple in "Hills Like White Elephants‚" react to their encounters with relationship demonstrates that both writers‚ Hemingway and Shaw‚ use both texts to tell similar stories about the complexity of love. The stories take place in public areas
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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 look like white elephants
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names the second most important character in the story “Jig”. Jig was characterized as a young girl who is very dependent to her partner and eventually made her dissociate from her feelings and her situation. However‚ reading the whole part of the short story “Hills like White Elephants” will help the audience decipher Jig’s inner thoughts about her difficult situation by carefully analyzing the details that will reveal her real emotions. Jig is a young woman‚ which was described as the “girl” in
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short story is abortion. At the beginning of the story we meet the two main characters: Jig and the American. Throughout the story Jig and the American are discussing back and forth about whether Jig should get an abortion. Taking note that the American character seems to be a hardcore partier that doesn’t take life seriously‚ you automatically comprehend that he is completely supports the idea of an abortion. Jig‚ who so far has also thus far lived a carefree life of partying‚ is now questioning
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and through the character representation. The main characters in the story are an American man and a female named Jig. The conflict about abortions is an issue that still faces society today. Architectural and atmospheric symbolisms are used to set the mood and outline the human condition. The love bond between the man and Jig is strong; however‚ the more powerful bond between Jig and her unborn child is sacred. Many years ago our society was filled with moral and ethical values‚ unfortunately
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a prime example of the way men and women talk. Hemingway’s use of dialogue between the American man and Jig in “Hills Like White Elephants” shows the different power dynamics between men and women. Men tend to take over a conversation no matter what the subject. In the short story‚ The American man overpowers Jig in the conversation. The choice of words he uses to try to exert control over Jig is the main way he takes over. The American man uses words like "perfectly" and "simply" to describe their
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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 their unborn baby. Jig opposes the idea of the abortion but ironically‚ makes her point. The American whiffler suggests abortion as the solution to their problem convince Jig that is the right thing to do. Hemingway show significant emphasis
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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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