time I read through the poem but I did recognize it was affecting the young girl named Jig. I first realized something was going on when the man kept repeating that everything will be okay and he kept repeating the words “perfectly simple” and she would repeatedly say that she will be “fine”. In the poem the man says “It’s really an awfully simple operation‚ Jig” (line 42 ). To me I knew that this girl Jig had to make a decision but I did not
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story “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ Ernest Hemingway writes about a young girl‚ Jig‚ and a man‚ also known as “the American”‚ who find themselves in a very complicated situation. In the story‚ the young girl is pregnant with “the American’s” child and he is trying to convince her to have the simple operation that will rid them of the only thing that is harming their happiness. Throughout the writing it seems as if Jig is somewhat hesitant to go through with the operation and the man is doing what
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1.The two main characters: the pregnant girl‚ Jig‚ and the American man are two different people. The first clue about the exact nature of their conflict is when the woman compares the hills to “white elephants”. The American says that he has “never seen one” and Jig reacts to his answer saying: “No‚ you wouldn’t have.” Jig seems not to be convinced that the decision she made is the right one. The man says the abortion is “perfectly simple” and that he thinks “it’s the best thing to do.” Even though
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story. Using both Carl Jung and Karen Horney’s application of human behavior to buttress his opinion‚ Rankin comes to the conclusion that Jig was the superior actor and the unnamed American is the inferior actor in the play. The evidence Rankin uses to prove Jung’s theory is that the nature of the mans feelings of inadequacy and inferiority in the face of Jigs imminent transformation from the girl into motherhood (Rankin 234). And his conclusions using Horney’s school of thought is mans fundamental
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story sets place in Spain where a woman named Jig and the American man are seated outside of a bar near a railroad junction. The couple starts out by having a few beers and discussing a problem they are facing in their relationship‚ as the conversation continues between the two‚ you can see that the couple is starting to get slightly angry and aggravated with each other whether or not they should proceed to Barcelona in order to have an abortion. Jig disagrees with the American’s choice‚ although
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“Hills Like White Elephants” is a discussion of an potential abortion. As the girl who the American refers to as “Jig”‚ first mentions that the hills on the one side of the train station remind her of white elephants‚ readers quickly become unaware as to what she is meaning by this statement. When having a second glance at this description‚ the meaning shortly becomes clear that Jig is speaking of an abortion. When using the word “white” to describe something‚ it can often be used to mean more than
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Throughout his work “Hills Like White Elephants‚” Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism and condensed metaphors to sensationalize the power‚ yet subtleness of the main theme: happiness. While the title does not blatantly represent the characters pursuit of happiness‚ the simile used in the title does epitomize Hemingway’s writing style as well as the diverse use of symbolism throughout the narrative. Hemingway uses this symbolism to convey the unspoken thoughts and emotions of the characters and the ultimate
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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 story begins with the woman asking the man what he would like to drink‚ to which he replies‚ “It’s pretty hot.” Right from the beginning of the encounter‚ you get the feeling that
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“abortion” at any time during the conversation or in any of his narrative sentences; not even once does he use any nouns or verbs relating to babies or giving birth‚ let alone “abortion”. Readers may easily notice that the girl in the story has a name (Jig) while the man does not have one; he is simply called “the American man”. Besides‚ the ending is eliminated. What is the reason for all of these omissions? Because readers find it difficult at first to understand‚ they have to make an effort in guessing
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that Jig sees moving over the fertile grain field as foreshadowing the death of her unborn child. Another section in the story is the moving of the baggage to the other side of the train station‚ expressing that they will have their unborn baby. For the man‚ the shadow of the cloud emphasizes Jig’s—and the reader’s—awareness of how little communication exists between her and the man. In the story‚ it shows how the man is changing around‚ even if it means if it is not his way. All because Jig wants
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