April Rene Young Kimberly Villegas English 1302‚ Section 2028 (8442) 2 March 2014 Hills Like White Elephants In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” a couple in a foreign country are debating the girl getting an abortion while drinking beer and waiting for a train at a train station. Throughout the short story written in Hemingway’s iceberg method‚ one can see how strongly each party feels about the procedure‚ and the difficulty the couple is facing throughout the bare essential
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Deep Tradition Rooted in the Black Hills The Native American Indians and the white settlers that eventually kicked the Indians off their lands quite obviously did not share the same idea of what it meant to own an area of land. The Native Americans viewed the land that they lived on as sacred‚ spiritual‚ even religious. The white settlers who forced them away from their homes‚ however‚ did not have this same concept of the land that they chose to live on; these people viewed land as a way to make
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2014 To Keep or Not to Keep The short story‚ “ Hills Like White Elephants ” by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a man who is unnamed and a women whose nickname is Jig‚ as the reader we understand them to be boyfriend and girlfriend. They are both sitting at a train station waiting on the train. After some time (and a few beers)‚ the women brings up that the hills in front of them look like white elephants. The man does not think the hills look like white elephants and this statement brings them both into
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Having a baby can be the most important decision a couple can have. In “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ a couple indirectly talks about whether or not they should have an abortion. Both of the partners are very vague in talking about their opinion on the situation. In Hills like White Elephants‚ Hemingway uses symbolism of the hills‚ it and white elephants to help explain the couple’s opinion on the baby and the situation. Instead of calling the unborn child a baby or saying the
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Symbolism in "Hills Like White Elephants" What is symbolism and what is the use of it? Is it simply created to confuse the reader or is it dedicated to make the reader think about the meaning of the story? What is the symbol? Is it a person‚ object‚ or event? Those are the questions we should ask ourselves before we start reading a short story "Hills Like White Elephants‚" written by Ernest Hemingway. "Hills Like White Elephants" is a perfect example of a wide use of literary symbols demanding
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Martin Chi English 102 Essay #2 Professor Crawford Hills like White Elephants In “Hills Like White Elephants"‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ does not reveal the source of conflict between the young man and young woman in the story‚ but it is implied that the conflict is centered on the decision of abortion. The goal of the man in the story is to convince the young woman to have an abortion procedure. The goal of the young woman is to do whatever it takes to make her partner happy and thus preserve their
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is because of the sandy slide that resembles a sheep much like the Cantabrian mountains of Spain resemble white elephants. “Hills Like White Elephants” (1927)‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about a young‚ unmarried couple‚ the American and Jig‚ who are sitting at a train station in Spain‚ apprehensively discussing an abortion for Jig. The story starts with Jig looking at the surrounding hills and talking about different types of alcohol. There is a following conversation between the two where they
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Throughout his work “Hills Like White Elephants‚” Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism and condensed metaphors to sensationalize the power‚ yet subtleness of the main theme: happiness. While the title does not blatantly represent the characters pursuit of happiness‚ the simile used in the title does epitomize Hemingway’s writing style as well as the diverse use of symbolism throughout the narrative. Hemingway uses this symbolism to convey the unspoken thoughts and emotions of the characters and the ultimate
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that can be taken out of the short story by Ernest Hemingway‚ “Hills Like White Elephants.” The first symbol that is significant and deepens the story‚ is indeed the white elephants. In the beginning‚ the girl states that the hills look like white elephants (9). This comparison of the hills and white elephants can symbolize several things. White elephants are a symbol for something that is unwanted‚ or a burden. This baby‚ like a white elephant is supposed to be a gift‚ that the man see’s as useless
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“Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemingway Analysis In Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” the author gives you an odd conversation between two lovers. The lovers seem to be torn: the woman wants one thing and the man another. They seem to have been on vacation for quite some time and they are brought back to reality by something big. The lovers are in Spain waiting for their train to arrive‚ enjoying cold drinks and some beautiful hills that come up into the conversation a number of
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