revealed to us as Jig. This is seen through many areas of our story such as when Jig talks about how everything tastes the same‚ and "Everything tastes of licorice." (pg 351). She does not come out and say what is exactly on her mind‚ but rather hints her frustration immaturely by throwing little fits or being short with her American lover. By being referred to as the girl and by her communicative actions we can assume she is very young‚ which would make this decision even harder for
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’s reign Roaring 20‘s‚ post WW1 Although setting is not talked about at length‚ what is written says many things about the underlying psyche of the two main characters‚ the American and a girl he calls Jig. Immediately‚ Hemmingway establishes an obvious conflict between the couple’s
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The “Man” is encouraging her to have an abortion and states “ I know you wouldn’t mind it‚ Jig. It’s really not anything. Its just to let the air in.”(401). The “Man” is implying that an abortion would be no big deal and further states‚ “ I’ll go with you and stay with you all the time. They just let the air in and then it’s all perfectly natural
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The hills in the short story are very important. Hemingway used the hills to symbolize struggles that the couple must overcome. The large struggle the couple must overcome is to make the decision to have an abortion or not. According to one author “Jig looks at the hills and sees opportunity‚ while the man looks and sees nothing” (Rankin). This means that the woman can see a future with having a baby‚ and the happiness she could have; this is why she also says “They’re lovely hills” (Hemingway 167)
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“Hills Like White Elephants” is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway that was first published in 1927. It was originally published in the collection‚ Men Without Women. This story includes a man‚ or the American‚ and a woman‚ called Jig. The story takes place at a train station in the Ebro River valley of Spain. They are at the bar in the train station waiting for the train to come. As they drink their alcohol‚ they talk about a subject that is not mentioned. Although the subject of the couple’s
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America’s most famous authors. This story focuses on a conversation between an American man and a woman‚ Jig‚ at a Spanish train station while waiting for a train to Madrid. The pair engages in an intense discussion about an "operation" which the man wants the woman to have. The reader can imply that this operation is an abortion. A restaurant in the vicinity of the station is the location where Jig and the man wait for the train. A bamboo-bead curtain lies in the bar where the couple converse.
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operation; she has not yet made up her mind. I strongly feel that the girl “jig” is thinking of keeping the baby but is not sure if her relationship with withstand the pressures of parenthood. In this argument they are having she sways back and forth on her decision and makes her choice. She will keep the baby and see if the man she loves will still love her then. In this paper I will cover character between the man and ‘jig’‚ and also setting. In the start of this story the couple is waiting at a
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have their own ending and therefore take part in the story. A masterpiece of external narration‚ there seems to be no focal point in the characters. One must only here what is said‚ not what is thought by the two main characters‚ the American and Jig. Hemmingway’s third person narrator takes an objective position outside of the characters‚ thus providing a look from an third person point of view. The story told is that of a woman and a man during their trip to a place where she can have an abortion
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message to his readers by telling the vague yet compelling story about an American couple and the compromise that puts a strain on their relationship. Jig and the man stopped at a junction on their way to madrid‚ where they are forced to deal with the constant elephant in the room- Jig’s
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encourage the readers active participation. The glaring lack of key details concerning the characters‚ an American man and a girl named Jig‚ and their disjointed conversation provide little real substance to comprehend the conflict at hand. In trying to determine what operation is being discussed this statement provides little clue‚ “I know you wouldn’t mind it‚ Jig. It’s really not anything. It’s just to let the air in” (Hemingway 592). If anything this ambiguous statement promotes further confusion
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