Sadness and White Elephants
The two stories "Araby" and "Hills like White Elephant" have many points in common as well as differences. These stories deal with the realization of growing up or realization of the truth in sub-genre Love story.James Joyce’s “ Araby “is a tale about the disappointment of first love, he shows the maturing of a young boy into a man. Ernest Hemingway tells about a girl realizing the facts about her surroundings and herself. Then the reality of the character situations leads them both toward the end of each story. Comparing and contrasting the stories is shown in three main points: disappointed, anger, epiphany.
B1(disappointed)
These two stories are related in a way that both protagonists are disappointed by their dreams therefore they feel misguided, sad and confused.The young boy in “Araby” is misguided by his aunt and uncle who treat him like a child, he is obviously unhappy with them Perhaps the cause for this unhappiness is the lack of an ideal parenting situation in the his life. Living with his aunt and uncle, the boy has little to look forward to in his seek for maturity and journey into adulthood. In Hemingway’s “Hills like white Elephant”, the girl is also misguided by the man who is aware of her pregnancy but he still encourages her to drink beer which he clearly knows is not good for her; he does not care about that. He is obviously in favor of the abortion.The boy in” Araby” experiences sadness because, he adores his love from a distance, which also brings him sadness because he cannot open up and express his feelings to the girl as it would seem awkward. His constant thoughts about the girl as a result, interfere with his school work, and are present in every aspect of his life. Sadly the girl doesn't really notice him. In “hills like white Elephants” the girl meets sadness as it becomes clear to her that she is not important to the man, he does not really love her He does not want to be tied down and have a family with her, that is why
B1(disappointed)
These two stories are related in a way that both protagonists are disappointed by their dreams therefore they feel misguided, sad and confused.The young boy in “Araby” is misguided by his aunt and uncle who treat him like a child, he is obviously unhappy with them Perhaps the cause for this unhappiness is the lack of an ideal parenting situation in the his life. Living with his aunt and uncle, the boy has little to look forward to in his seek for maturity and journey into adulthood. In Hemingway’s “Hills like white Elephant”, the girl is also misguided by the man who is aware of her pregnancy but he still encourages her to drink beer which he clearly knows is not good for her; he does not care about that. He is obviously in favor of the abortion.The boy in” Araby” experiences sadness because, he adores his love from a distance, which also brings him sadness because he cannot open up and express his feelings to the girl as it would seem awkward. His constant thoughts about the girl as a result, interfere with his school work, and are present in every aspect of his life. Sadly the girl doesn't really notice him. In “hills like white Elephants” the girl meets sadness as it becomes clear to her that she is not important to the man, he does not really love her He does not want to be tied down and have a family with her, that is why