as oppressed by society‚ as well as by the male influences in their lives. This era is especially interesting because it is a time in modern society when women were still treated as second-class citizens. Two interesting short stories‚ "Hills like White Elephants" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" focus on a woman’s plight near the turn of the nineteenth century. Both authors‚ Hemmingway and Gilman‚ leave an open end to the stories and allow readers to create their own ending‚ in turn causing them to take
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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” and Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt”‚ dialogue is used effectively in enhancing the atmosphere of the story. Although both have similar mood‚ the ways the authors present the dialogue are different‚ for in “The Veldt”‚ Bradbury includes many other setting descriptions. Whereas‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” is a story created purely with dialogue. Also‚ how the characters interact with each other is different. In “Hill’s Like White Elephants” the setting is
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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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Literary Analysis of Hills like White Elephants Stacey Wall ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor Emily Brandon April 28‚ 2014 Literary Analysis of Hills like White Elephants In this paper I will attempt to address the theme of the short story Hills like White Elephants‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ as well as its use of symbolism and its point of view. Hemingway had an almost innate ability of bring his characters to life and using symbolism to convey the
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Becoming a parent is something most people see in their future‚ however it often comes at the wrong time for some people. In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ we see a couple’s conversation as it leads up to the decision they are making on whether or not to have an abortion. With the white elephants representing a metaphor for the unborn child‚ we are able to see the struggle of a couple trying to make a decision on whether to keep the child or not‚ through which it is apparent that
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The short story “Hills Like White Elephants” is about a couple that is located in Spain.They are having beer in front of a train station to take the train to Barcelona to Madrid.Throughout the story they argue about whether having the baby or having an abortion which is referenced as a surgery.The boyfriend doesn’t want her to have the baby he tells her that the surgery will be perfectly simple.He tries to persuade her that he knows a lot of people that have done the procedure.He thinks it’s the
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n Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants‚ set in Barcelona‚ Spain‚ a conversation takes place between two lovers sitting outside of a bar. Hemingway’s writing style is very minimalist‚ and so it is up to the reader to decipher what message‚ tone‚ or imagery is being conveyed. In this short story it is a hot day‚ there are train tracks nearby. The hot weather could have symbolized the tension between the woman‚ called Jig‚ and the American man- the train tracks their differing viewpoints. The
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Jgging Around the Issue: A “Hills like White Elephants” Literary Analysis Trying to decide on a course of action when faced with an unexpected pregnancy‚ an American and a girl sit outside a train stop in the dusty part of Spain and drink on it. Indirectly approaching the sensitive subject of abortion‚ each member of the couplehood sets out to test the other in a verbal battle of the wills‚ engaging in a staccato like dialogue that offers some insight into the two main character’s personas.
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Moving to the Girl’s Side of “Hills Like White Elephants” In the article‚ “Moving to the Girl’s Side of ‘Hills Like White Elephants”‚ Stanley Renner carefully analyzes the movements of the female character and argues the different view from the general conclusion while still pondering on the open-end question the writer‚ Ernest Hemmingway‚ has left with the readers. Renner is left unsatisfied with the unresolved ending of the story. Although the majority of critics conclude that the girl will have
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