In the story, Jig and her lover, known as the American, are at a train station having some drinks. The railroad runs through a valley with hills. On one side of the tracks, the hills are barren and brown. The other side is full of trees and is on the bank of a river. The dry, empty side represents the choice of having the abortion. The side that is alive with growing things represents the choice of having
In the story, Jig and her lover, known as the American, are at a train station having some drinks. The railroad runs through a valley with hills. On one side of the tracks, the hills are barren and brown. The other side is full of trees and is on the bank of a river. The dry, empty side represents the choice of having the abortion. The side that is alive with growing things represents the choice of having