Hills Like White Elephant Conflict Analysis

Many people may believe that the short story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is a very remarkable story to recall. This story teaches the readers a life lesson that most couples have to deal with. Unfortunately, some couples do not know how to deal with their differences so they just ignore their issues which only makes things worse. I would most likely remember “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway five years from now because Hemingway uses symbolism and conflict to address the message of his story. In order to convey the message of the story in “Hills like White Elephants” Hemingway uses symbolism all throughout the story. The first example of symbolism that is use in the story is within the title “Hills like White Elephants”. White elephant means a costly unwanted belonging, which is how Jig, the
The conflict in this story is the couple’s decision to either keep the baby or have an abortion. During this story the American man and his girlfriend, Jig fail to have a direct conservation about the unplanned pregnancy instead, they bicker and disagree about everything. Here are a few examples of conflict between Jig and her boyfriend “oh cut it out” (591) and “Well let’s try and have a fine time” (591). By the end of the story, the couple’s inability to talk about the pregnancy may have caused them their relationship. I would most likely remember “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway five years from now because Hemingway uses symbolism and conflict to address the message of his story. This story shows the readers that sometimes the hardest thing for people to do is talk about their issues. Many people do not realize they are doing this because avoiding are problems is like second nature to us. Based off what I learned in the Hemingway’s short story “Hills like White Elephants” I am going to try my best not to avoid any of my