Hills Like White Elephants Literary Analysis

The dictionary defines “white elephant” as “a property requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit.” (Merriam Webster) It is clear that anyone who has a white elephant in their lives wishes to be rid of it. “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is a story that describes the conflict that arises from a white elephant, in this case, an unborn child. The father of the child, the American, wishes for the mother of the child, Jig, to have an abortion. The ending does not specify whether or not the girl chooses to defy the American, leaving it all up to interpretation. Based on how Jig feels about the American and how he treats her, it seems that Jig will continue to let him manipulate her and have the abortion. Throughout