Hills Like White Elephants Literary Analysis
Hills Like White Elephants
In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway it can be assumed that the girl Jig gets an abortion and does not stay together with the American considering the amount of conflict they have shown in the text.
Jig seems a lot younger than the American, since she is referred to as girl in the story. Also, she seems like she wants to have the abortion. Example from the text, “I’ll do it and everything will be fine (Ernest Hemingway)”. However, she is still unsure about it since she is still referred to as girl you can assume she is not financially stable. In short, if she did have the child and if the American decided to leave then she would most likely not be able to support herself.
Although,
the American in extremely convincing that he will stay with Jig “I don’t want anybody but you I don’t want anyone else” (Ernest Hemingway). Even when she get the abortion and seems to give her the option that she does not have to if she does not want to. As stated in the text, “You’ve got to realize that I don’t want you to do it if you don’t want to I’m perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you” (Ernest Hemingway). Even though, he does come across a genuine. But why is he in a foreign country to begin with? He could possibly be a solider and that is why he is referred to as the American. Due to, this assumption could he possibly go back to the States and leave Jig it seems like a possible observation.
Some examples are that both the American man and the girl Jig drink alcohol throughout their conversation, most likely to avoid each other and the problems with their relationship. In addition, they start drinking large beers the moment they arrive at the station hoping to fill their free time with anything but discussion. Then, as soon as they begin talking about the hills that look like white elephants, the girl asks to order more drinks to put off the conversation about the baby. They both drink to avoid thinking about the pregnancy.
In fact, the girl herself implies this when she remarks that she and the American man never do anything together except try new drinks, as if constantly looking for new ways to avoid each other. However, by the end of their conversation, both drink alone the girl at the table and the man at the bar it can suggest that the two will end their relationship and go their separate ways.
To conclude, it is likely that Jig will have the abortion and that her and the American will not stay together and eventually go their own ways since they do not have a strong relationship with each other. She even states that all they do together is go out drinking. She will likely have the abortion for fear of the baby ruining her relationship with the American “That’s the only thing that bothers us it’s the only thing that made us unhappy” (Ernest Hemingway). In conclusion, this evidence helps prove that they will not stay together and Jig will proceed with the abortion.
In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway it can be assumed that the girl Jig gets an abortion and does not stay together with the American considering the amount of conflict they have shown in the text.
Jig seems a lot younger than the American, since she is referred to as girl in the story. Also, she seems like she wants to have the abortion. Example from the text, “I’ll do it and everything will be fine (Ernest Hemingway)”. However, she is still unsure about it since she is still referred to as girl you can assume she is not financially stable. In short, if she did have the child and if the American decided to leave then she would most likely not be able to support herself.
Although,
the American in extremely convincing that he will stay with Jig “I don’t want anybody but you I don’t want anyone else” (Ernest Hemingway). Even when she get the abortion and seems to give her the option that she does not have to if she does not want to. As stated in the text, “You’ve got to realize that I don’t want you to do it if you don’t want to I’m perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you” (Ernest Hemingway). Even though, he does come across a genuine. But why is he in a foreign country to begin with? He could possibly be a solider and that is why he is referred to as the American. Due to, this assumption could he possibly go back to the States and leave Jig it seems like a possible observation.
Some examples are that both the American man and the girl Jig drink alcohol throughout their conversation, most likely to avoid each other and the problems with their relationship. In addition, they start drinking large beers the moment they arrive at the station hoping to fill their free time with anything but discussion. Then, as soon as they begin talking about the hills that look like white elephants, the girl asks to order more drinks to put off the conversation about the baby. They both drink to avoid thinking about the pregnancy.
In fact, the girl herself implies this when she remarks that she and the American man never do anything together except try new drinks, as if constantly looking for new ways to avoid each other. However, by the end of their conversation, both drink alone the girl at the table and the man at the bar it can suggest that the two will end their relationship and go their separate ways.
To conclude, it is likely that Jig will have the abortion and that her and the American will not stay together and eventually go their own ways since they do not have a strong relationship with each other. She even states that all they do together is go out drinking. She will likely have the abortion for fear of the baby ruining her relationship with the American “That’s the only thing that bothers us it’s the only thing that made us unhappy” (Ernest Hemingway). In conclusion, this evidence helps prove that they will not stay together and Jig will proceed with the abortion.