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    short story “Hills Like White Elephants.” Our thesis was: Hemingway effectively portrays the socialized conflict between men and women’s gender roles through his use of dialogue. Illustrating the effect of socialized gender roles on identity through Jig’s reliance on the man to tell her how to be‚ as well as interpersonal communication by not being able to see each other’s point of view about the abortion. Amber and I got our ideas through research on EbscoHost. We looked up themes on “Hills Like White

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    Hills Like White Elephants” is a short story that begins with a man and his girlfriend waiting for a train in Spain. They drink alcoholic beverages and speak about an unnamed operation. As one reads further into the story‚ it becomes evident that the operation being discussed is an abortion. The man is trying his best to persuade his lover to abort their unborn child‚ but she is uncertain about what she ought to do. The girl‚ called Jig by her lover‚ is torn between a moral responsibility to her

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    symbolism in “Hills like White Elephants” In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” Hemingway chooses to use symbolism the most out of any other literary element. Hemingway did not make the use of symbolism obvious‚ without understanding the symbolism one would assume the couple is actually discussing the scenery. In the short story “Hills like White Elephants” the element of symbolism is used to mask the serious discussion that the man and woman are having at the train station. The hills in the

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    Men are from Mars; women are from Venus; this statement best describes Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills are Like White Elephants.” The statement forces you to ponder what is really meant‚ are men and women literally from different galaxies‚ or does it implies they interact as if there are from different worlds? Although not directly stated‚ the short story gives insight as to how a man and a woman‚ who are going through a crisis together‚ have a very different outlook on how to communicate‚ remedy the situation

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    After careful reading of Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants"‚ it is very clear what it’s purpose is. The story takes in the Ebro River valley of Spain‚ where an American man and his female companion Jig are waiting for a train and having drinks discussing "doing it". Obviously‚ by "doing it"‚ they’re referring to whether or not they should have an abortion. At the end of the story‚ we can only assume that they decide to go through with the abortion‚ when Jig tells the American male "I

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    Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway Hills Like White Elephants‚ a short story by Hemingway‚ addresses the secret issues of a society with use of characters and symbolism. Centered on abortion‚ a very controversial and taboo theme‚ considering the context and setting of the story. Even though abortion dates back to the 1970s when women became liberated with rights to choose parenthood the story signifies all the negative impressions during that era. Though the author never directly mentions

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    Ernest Hemingway: Hills Like White Elephants A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession‚ but also it means a rare and sacred creature. In Ernest Hemingway’s short story Hills Like White Elephants‚ Hemingway uses an unborn child as a white elephant. This short story depicts a couple of an American man and young women at a train station somewhere in Spain. Hemingway tells the story from watching the couple from across the bar and listening to their troublesome conversation

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    Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway wrote the work “Hills Like White Elephants”. His story is about abortion although within the text‚ the word abortion is nowhere to be found. The reason why Ernest Hemingway portrayed abortion the way he did was because in 1927‚ abortion was something that nobody really talked about. It was a something that would be looked down upon. So he writes “Hills Like White Elephants” with multiple metaphors to mask the idea of abortion. Not one time does the

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    AMERICAN HISTORY American Exceptionalism reflected in A City upon a Hill. In the 17th century‚ a religious group called The Puritans set sail for America‚ with the intention of purifying the Church of England. The Puritans’ beliefs were manifested in the ideas of John Calvin‚ who was a French theologian in the 16th century. They had devoted themselves to reform the church due to the increased corruption and materialism in England[1]. Led by John Winthrop‚ a famous English Puritan‚ the Massachusetts

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    Essay Title : Love and Responsibility in Hills Like White Elephants “Hills Like White Elephants” written by Ernest Hemingway that is the controversy revolving around the theme of abortion between the American man and the girl named Jig waiting for a train at the station. Through their conversation and their difficult decision that whether or not having an abortion‚ the story shows love and responsibility in a relationship between the couple. While waiting for a

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