He doesn’t see Jig as a person‚ individual with her own feelings and values. Through the conversation that takes over eighty percent of the story it becomes obvious that this couple used to travel a lot enjoying their carefree time. And now this time is under the threat‚ because if they decide to keep a child all the time and money will be consumed by it. The American manipulates Jig into having the abortion by presenting the operation as a simple
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Ernest Hemingway. It’s about a couple‚ who had an intense conversation about abortion. The man began by trying to convince the girl‚ Jig‚ to have an abortion. However‚ she does want the child but is scared about the abortion and wants to please the man by doing what he wants. She worried whether her relationship will be back on track and this will solve their problem. Jig indecisively agreed to have the abortion just because she does not care about herself but the man thought she shouldn’t do it for
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providing a backstory‚ including motives and emotion of the characters‚ Hemingway puts the reader in the role of eavesdropper to the couple’s conversation. The setting is in the 1920’s at a train station. The man‚ the American‚ and the young girl‚ Jig‚ have a discussion about a sore topic. Both talk‚ but neither listens or understands the other’s point of view. Like any eavesdropper‚ tuning in to another’s conversation‚ the reader is left to discern the topic merely by listening. The American man
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stories. Jig and the man the characters in “Hill Like White Elephants‚” views her pregnancy as a white elephant. In other words‚ white elephant is a gift that a person may receive‚ that is not wanted‚ it may be a valentine gift‚ wedding gift‚ or even a baby. In “After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned‚” Steven sees himself as an excellent runner. Although‚ the characters in both stories is running due to choices that have made in life‚ and In “Hill Like White Elephants‚” Jig is a young
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Running Head: SHORT STORY Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story NAME ENG 125 Introduction to Literature INSTRUCTOR DATE This story revolves around the theme of a girl named ‘Jig’‚ who gets in a conversation between her husband/boyfriend in a place that symbolises the theme of the story and conversation that is being held. The genre of this short story is very much similar to the genre of a how simple short stories are told and it has managed to
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over whether or not to go through with an abortion. This short story takes place in Ebro‚ Spain during the middle of the summer‚ at a train station. The two characters in the story are a man referred to as ‘The American’‚ and a woman referred to as Jig. The nonchalant attitudes of the main characters shape the thought and introduction to the presentation of the story. As the story starts‚ you get the feeling that this man and woman are just out for a friendly drink and some traveling‚ until they
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landscapes that only Jig seems to notice represent her decision making
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“enough with the small talk‚” he is no longer amused nor satisfied with simple conversation. Tired of beating around the bush‚ he says as nonchalantly as the situation would allow without sounding overly anxious “It’s really an awfully simple operation‚ Jig. It’s not really an operation at all”. This is the first time throughout the story when the girl is referred to as anything
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in the beginning suggests that they are avoiding the deeper issue at hand and shows the distinctions in the way a man and a woman view pregnancy and abortion. Their discussion stays strained‚ and soon the man starts attempting to persuade the lady‚ Jig‚ to have an abortion‚ but only if she wants to. She needs to know whether this will tackle their issues‚ and recover their relationship on track. He lets her know that their relationship
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