things to do. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ he shows the difficult decision some families must make with their child‚ abortion‚ through the symbolism of the hills “looking like white elephants” and also the that woman drinking alcohol although she is pregnant. To understand the symbolism of the comparison of the hills and the white elephant‚ the reader has to understand what a white elephant is. A white elephant is something that no one wants‚ something that is
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Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants" faces a difficult situation‚ how to deal with an unplanned pregnancy. To further complicate the issue‚ it’s pretty clear that one partner wants to settle down and have the baby‚ while the other partner doesn’t. What we see in the story is a discussion of the matter in a train. Written in 1927 when sex education and discussion of birth control were federal crimes in the U.S.‚ the story also comments on what little was known about reproductive issues
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The Ultimate Choice Without standing up for what is right in a disagreement‚ manipulation often wins. Ernest Hemingway wrote his short story‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” according to the iceberg theory. In the story‚ a couple is discussing an unknown operation in which they have different opinions on. Hemingway doesn’t come right out and say what the operation is because he believed the deeper meaning of the story should not be evident on the surface‚ but instead shine through implicitly. By
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Hills like White Elephants “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ composed by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a story that happens in a bar at the train station in Northern Spain railroad. The story is essentially a discussion between the American man and his Girlfriend‚ in which the man is attempting to persuade the ladies to do something she is reluctant in doing. Throughout the story‚ Hemingway appears to sympathize with the young lady who is constantly controlled by the man she is with‚ the stressed dialog in the
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Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” portrays the turmoil a couple endures when faced with an unplanned pregnancy‚ the choice to hold onto their current life or to begin a new life. Readers are allowed to intrude on a conversation between an American man and a girl‚ further conflict is presented through Hemingway’s use of symbolism. The man wants to go through with an abortion while the girl is unsure about which track she should take. Throughout the story‚ Hemmingway’s use of abundant
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Written in the form of a simple dialogue‚ Ernest Hemingway’s‚ "Hills Like White Elephants" leads to simple understandings as well as profound questions. Hemingway uses a very pure form of objective view point to depict a conversation between a couple. His use of objective view point causes the reader to feel as though they are perhaps sitting at a table near the couple. The objective point of view shows only external happenings and does not delve into the characters‚ thus one can see it as a very
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Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants‚” starts off in the beginning of the story seemingly dependent on The man and gradually starts to become more in control of the situation and her own life. Growing tired of all the traveling her and The man’s life entails‚ learning of the man’s conditioned love and his persistence of him wanting her to get the operation has Jig starting to see life through different eyes. Towards the end of the story‚ after the conversation between The man and Jig about the operation
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Biology I per.3 Writing assignment A lot of times students disrespect the teacher in many ways. As high school students we are very stubborn and it takes a lot of warnings‚ maybe even a consequence‚ for us to be able to follow orders appropriately. One of the most common ways of a student disrespecting a teacher is talking during class‚ when they are not supposed to. Even when the teacher tells the students to stop speaking some of them will just completely ignore the teacher and not follow instructions
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story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ Ernest Hemingway writes about a young girl‚ Jig‚ and a man‚ also known as “the American”‚ who find themselves in a very complicated situation. In the story‚ the young girl is pregnant with “the American’s” child and he is trying to convince her to have the simple operation that will rid them of the only thing that is harming their happiness. Throughout the writing it seems as if Jig is somewhat hesitant to go through with the operation and the man is doing what he
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politicians‚ worldwide deem upon differently. Recently‚ in Texas‚ the Supreme Court justified abortion rights by eliminating abortion laws. Contrasting today’s society‚ abortion was intolerable and entirely prohibited not too long ago. In “Hills Like White Elephants‚” Hemingway conveys a couple and a train station to symbolize the crossroads within their relationship due to an “operation” (abortion). The setting is significantly important in which the train station and its surroundings symbolize the
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