At first glance‚ the characters in Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants seem to be part of an adventurous and wildly romantic journey together through Spain. As the story unfolds‚ however‚ the couple’s unexpected pregnancy reveals their tarnished relationship. The man and the girl‚ unmarried‚ are faced with the burden of a pregnancy that neither of them had planned on and together‚ they must find a way to best deal with the situation. The unasked question hangs heavily on the couple’s minds
Premium Ernest Hemingway Fiction Short story
Olga Serzhantova English 1A Sean Kim 13 September 2010 Essay 1 Hills Like White Elephants Everyday people make decisions that might have a big influence on their future lives. One can never say if this or that decision is right simply because there is no right or wrong. The choices that people make or believe in depend on their individual qualities and personal preferences. Therefore‚ what is right for one person might be totally wrong for the other. The only thing we shouldn’t forget is that
Premium Decision making Decision theory Decision making software
Ernest Hemingway greatly utilizes characterization in the short story Hills Like White Elephants. Through close examination‚ it is evident that the character of Jig is revealed not only through her own actions‚ but also through the contrasting descriptions of her surrounding environment and her subtle mannerisms. By strategically scattering these faint clues to Jig’s persona though out the story‚ Hemingway forces the reader to overcome common stereotypes and examine ambiguous dialogue before being
Premium Fiction Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald
In his short story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ Ernest Hemingway brings the reader to a train station somewhere between Barcelona and Madrid. An American and a girl are having an argument that could be seen as trivial on the surface‚ but is actually a painful discussion about aborting their child. The much older American tries to persuade the young girl to give the baby up in hopes that he might be able to leave her without any obligations left behind‚ but she seems to want to keep the child and
Premium Marriage Ernest Hemingway Short story
Hills Like White Elephants: Jig Everyday people make decisions that affect their future lives. Do people make the right decisions? What makes a decision a right one? What may be right to some‚ may be wrong to others. There are no right or wrong decisions but those that people choose and believe to be right varying from each individual. In Hemingway’s realistic story‚ Hills Like White Elephants‚ Jig attempts to make a crucial change in her life by making the right decision‚ but is unable
Premium
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 analyzing the setting‚ a reader can come to the conclusion that “Hills like White Elephants” is about a couple’s decision
Premium Ernest Hemingway Short story Pregnancy
Journal Two: Identifying Conflict in Two Texts. Brenda Oliver ENG125: Introduction to Literature Professor Victoria Schmidt November 30‚ 2014 In The Hills Like White Elephants (Hemingway‚ 1927)‚ the specific conflicts are Individual versus Individual and Individual versus self. The American is trying to convince the girl to get an abortion and the girl is battling with herself on whether she wants the abortion and if she thinks it is right .I think these conflicts are significant to
Premium Ernest Hemingway Fiction Short story
In many ways‚ this story is told by a woman very much like Jig. In the end‚ both of these women have abortions‚ but it is clear that their hearts are heavy about the decision. Although Hills Like White Elephants tells about Jig prior to the abortion‚ one can pretty well speculate that Brooks’ The Mother aptly describes the sentiments that Jig is likely to feel in the future about her choice. The Mother is essentially a sad remembrance‚ and one can imagine the speaker of this story to be sitting
Premium Fiction Ernest Hemingway Childbirth
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
Premium Ernest Hemingway Short story Fiction
Moving to the Girl’s Side of “Hills like White Elephants” Stanley Renner In his article “Moving to the Girls Side of “Hills like White Elephants””‚ published in 1995‚ Renner discusses an alternative conclusion that can be made through analyzing “Hills”. He believes that most critics have not paid enough “attention to the development of the female character” (27). Also‚ he suggests that Jig has been “underestimated considerably” (27). It is clear that a decision has been made by the end
Premium Woman Green Line