Perception In Relationships Essay

Ever since the dawn of time, perception has played a major role in the human race. Whether it is in job interviews or casual conversation, we as humans tend to determine how good or bad a person might be based on how they act or what color they are or even what car they drive. Perception plays a big part in relationships as well. We see this in two stories called “Hills Like White Elephants,” and “Love of My Life.” Both stories focus on how perception could very much affect a relationship. In the story “Hills Like White Elephants,” we deal with an American boy and a Spanish girl who are sitting a bar and they are talking about some type of “operation,” which is presumed to be an abortion. In this story, we see an issue with perception of
Off of this alone, these two couples are almost exactly the same. The american boy however, shows to be way more in control of his situation than Jeremy was when he was dealing with China in their situation. The american boy seems a lot more calm and seems to be facing the problem head on. Again, this is similar to Jeremy because of their willingness to face the problems that are pressuring them. The american boy sees that the baby is the root to the problems that are caused in the relationship with his girlfriend who is known as Jig. Now, Jig in this story is trying to avoid the conversation altogether. This happens because Jig is scared, unsure and confused about this operation. These emotions that Jig felt are similar to those that China was feeling in the story “Love Of My Life.” Jig thought a little bit more drastically than China did. Jig actually thought that the relationship she had with the american boy was dead and there was no way to fix it. The american boy’s thought process was that if the operation happens, all of their problems would be gone and that everything would be back to normal. Jig on the other hand, thought that everything wouldn’t be okay. She thought that the world as they knew it was not theirs anymore. She thought that the love that the american boy had for her was no longer