Compare And Contrast Hills Like White Elephant And The Story Of An Hour

Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants," tells the story of an American man and a girl who is named Jig. They are both sitting outside of a train station in Spain looking across a valley while drinking beer. In “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway discusses the landscape before them, the valley of the Ebro River, that has long white hills. As the American and the girl begin to have a conversation, the girl remarks on the Ebro River of the way it looks. After a while the American asked her if she wanted to do the operation (an abortion which was learned in the author's comment at the end) and explained to her that she would be fine. However, she began to think if she participates in the operation would the American lover still be with her. Nevertheless, the American knows that if the operation is not done he would not be able to do certain things; therefore, he is trying to eliminate the reasons to settle down with Jig. Towards the end of the story, Jig and the American would argue about the operation; even though the American does not want a child.
Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an
Jig and Louise shared many similarities and differences throughout each story. A similarity that they shared is they are both young, and with a person that they show affection towards. Another similarity is both women face domination of men. Moreover, they face heartaches from hearing news from the person they love or from someone close to them. The difference between Jig and Louise is Jig wants the American, but he does not want to settle with her. Whereas Brently Mallard adores his wife, but his wife wants to be free seeing the relationship became distant. Another is both women are striving for different types of freedom. In addition, both stories explain the struggle that both women faced with