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    Comparing “The Lottery” and “Hills Like White Elephants” “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson is a story based off of its point of view‚ the story would not be told or understood in the same way if it was written in a different point of view. This story keeps the interest of it’s readers because it has a point of view where only the people in the story know whats going to happen and know more information than the readers do. If this story was written in first person the readers would know

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    Silvana Yacoub Dr. Kenefick ENC-1102-69734 June 4‚ 2015 Hills like White Elephants Although “Hills like White Elephants” is primarily a conversation between the American man and his girlfriend‚ neither of the speakers truly communicates with the other. Both talk‚ but neither listens or understands the other’s point of view. The American man wants to convince his girlfriend to have the operation‚ which‚ although never mentioned by name‚ is understood to be an abortion. The girl at one point

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    Hills Like White Elephants‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a story that takes place in Spain while a man and woman wait for a train. The story is set up as a dialogue between the two‚ in which the man is trying to convince the woman to do something she is hesitant in doing. Through out the story‚ Hemingway uses metaphors to express the characters ’ opinions and feelings. Hills Like White Elephants displays the differences in the way a man and a woman view pregnancy and abortion. The woman looks

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    Hills like white elephants Hills Like White Elephants‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a story that takes place in Spain while a man and woman wait for a train. The man referred to as the American and the girl “Jig”. The story is set up as a dialogue between the two‚ in which the man is trying to convince the woman to do something she is hesitant in doing. Throughout the story‚ Hemingway uses metaphors to express the characters opinions and feelings. Hills Like White Elephants displays the

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    The story about the Hill Like White Elephants Madisine H. Jones ENG. 125: Introduction to Literature Introduction: Prof. Kissel Date: August 12‚2014 The story about the Hill Like White ElephantsHills Like White Elephants” is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. It was the first published in August 1927‚ in the Literary transition‚than later in the 1927 short story collection

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    Composition II Professor Owens Symbolism in Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway uses numerous symbols in his short story “Hills like White Elephants.” There are various objects and images used that convey feelings and emotions that are not clarified in words. By doing this‚ the reader must go through and figure out how the symbols suggest the overall theme of the story. Some of the most important symbols in the story are the hills‚ the scenery‚ white elephants‚ the railroad‚ and the number two.

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    Hills like white elephants "Hills like White Elephants is a story about an American man and a girl named Jig who has become pregnant.  It appears that their relationship was not a serious one.  They were traveling together and having a good time. But The pregnancy changed the relationship. The American man wants Jig to have an abortion.  Jig is either unsure that she wants the abortion or maybe she does not want the abortion but does not have the power to make this fully known to the man

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    array of symbolism. In “Hill Like White Elephants” Hemingway presents symbols like white elephants and a train station to carry theme. Through the objective third person point of view symbols are used to help the reader understand the intricacy of a young couple’s life changing choice. 
 In stories that are told through the objective third person point of view‚ the characters are often viewed as blank canvases‚ waiting for the reader to define them. In “Hill Like White Elephants” Hemingway leaves it

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    9/19/13 Hills like white elephants Life and death a choice debated every day in the world we live in. In the short story "Hills Like White Elephants" the author Ernest Hemingway skillfully uses the setting to hint the choice many of us face today. The decision of whether or not a fetus of an unborn baby should be aborted. from the symbolism of the hills‚ the tracks‚ and the states of each land we will be able to see the pros and cons of both choices. When the girl mentions the hills and how

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    Source Material Pg. # Respond‚ Analyze‚ and Evaluate Imagery “The girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry. 563 I can see the silent couple staring into the hills‚ pondering their uncertain future. Hemingway uses the words “white” and “sun” for the hills‚ while using “brown” and “dry” the country. Displaying the contrast may be showing a symbolism to what the girl is feeling herself. Theme: Talking vs. Communicating

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