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    The story‚ “Hills like White Elephants”‚ focuses around the two main characters Jig and the American. The story takes place in Spain while the two wait on the train. They are both in with conflict whether or not Jig should get an abortion or keep the baby. To the American‚ in his mind he wants no part in having the baby with Jig‚ he just came to have fun. While they wait for the train they either have two choices‚ to either go west where the sun sets or to go east where the sun rises. West symbolizes

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    Nic Woodley Professor Jeremy Bearden English 102 June 10‚ 2013 Avoiding the Elephant In “Hills Like White Elephants‚” Earnest Hemingway incorporates the style of writing he pioneered to help convey the central theme of the story. His unique approach to writing leaves the conclusion up for interpretation by the reader. Hemingway gives very little description of the American and Jig. Instead‚ the reader must infer through the characters’ actions and dialogue to gauge their feelings toward

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    Memories that are good stick‚ memories that are bad stick‚ but the ones that affect you the most stick the hardest. For me‚ a memory that really sticks was my trip to the Black Hills with my mom‚ her boyfriend‚ Isabel‚ and myself. There were many new things I had acquired and got a little taste of‚ a few being the sketchy narrow streets‚ deep gravel pits‚ and the revving engines of gators. Roughly six hours felt like a lifetime to me. Sitting in the leather back seats of my mom’s car‚ legs sticking

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    Hills Like White Elephants Intro and Thesis The short story “HIlls Like Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway opens on a train station in Spain during the roaring 20’s with a man referred to as the “American man” and a girl who is believed to be his girlfriend that is referred to as “Jig.” In “Hills Like White Elephants” Hemingway uses a unique method of writing that is called the “Iceberg Method.” The Iceberg Method is a technique of symbolism which is meant to makes the reader analyze and interpret

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    Hills Like White Elephants” Essay Relationships During the 1920’s         “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ a short story by Ernest Hemingway‚ presents many interesting insights into relationships between men and women from the era when it was written.  During the 1920’s‚ an era referred to as the Roarin’ Twenties‚ women were slowly progressing out from their stereotypical household roles to lives of entertainment and partying. In this short story‚ Hemingway’s characters reveal the lingering differences

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    Janet Sonka Mrs. Kniesely English 1 – 4th period 29 September 2013 Dix Hill Original Source/Context: Dorothea Dix was an advocate for improvements in the treatment of patients suffering from mental and emotional disorders and was the most visible humanitarian reformer of the 19th century. In March‚ 1841 a student was frustrated with his teaching efforts for a class of women incarcerated in the East Cambridge jail. Dix decided to teach the class herself. What she saw shocked her and changed her life

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    In the story “Hills like White Elephants” the vague dialogue conveys an allusive tone‚ in order to be represented correctly the author puts more emphasis in the character’s interaction with the setting. The setting is at a stopping point before their final destination. The dialogue mainly transpires throughout between the Girl and the American. This story is based around a vague dialogue‚ but is filled with the observations of the setting in order to express the pressure‚ significance‚ and opinions

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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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    Hills Like White Elephants” was written by Ernest Hemingway‚ and was included in his 1927 story collection‚ Men Without Women. This particular short story takes place outside of a train station at a bar‚ where its protagonists are waiting for a train to Madrid. The subject of the story and the interaction between the two relates to abortion‚ the overriding theme links to a more overarching subject‚ that of male – female relationships‚ the inequality that often exists between them and the emotional

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    as “a property requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit.” (Merriam Webster) It is clear that anyone who has a white elephant in their lives wishes to be rid of it. “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is a story that describes the conflict that arises from a white elephant‚ in this case‚ an unborn child. The father of the child‚ the American‚ wishes for the mother of the child‚ Jig‚ to have an abortion. The ending does not specify whether or not the girl chooses to defy

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