his writing. The American and Jig understand that the taboo topic of abortion can change their lives. The decision of aborting or keeping the baby will steer their relationship into an intersection‚ that will lead to a breakup.
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Creek” it portrays how two women become conflicted in their love life’s. Jig who finds out she is pregnant with her lover’s baby is conflicted on what the future should hold. Jig wants nothing more than to have a family‚ but her lover doesn’t see eye to eye with her. He suggests that Jig have an abortion to terminate the baby. "It’s really an awfully simple operation‚ Jig‚’ the man said. "It’s not really an operation at all." When Jig heard the word “operation” she soon felt lost. She never thought that
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names the second most important character in the story “Jig”. Jig was characterized as a young girl who is very dependent to her partner and eventually made her dissociate from her feelings and her situation. However‚ reading the whole part of the short story “Hills like White Elephants” will help the audience decipher Jig’s inner thoughts about her difficult situation by carefully analyzing the details that will reveal her real emotions. Jig is a young woman‚ which was described as the “girl” in
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Initially‚ Jig appears dependent upon the American as she first agrees to do the operation for him‚ telling him she does not care about herself (Hemingway). Jig shortly thereafter demands her boyfriend to cease discussion of the subject. As the train is close to arrival‚ the doomed status of the relationship is revealed while the American
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without the author explaining it‚ called the iceberg effect (Reynolds‚ 39). “Hills Like White Elephants” is one story in which the topic of discussion is apparent‚ but never directly stated—abortion. In the story‚ the American tries to persuade his Jig into having an abortion‚ not by telling her to‚ but by using reverse psychology and making it seem like all is well. In “Hills Like White Elephants‚” Hemingway portrays the female character‚ not as an equal who was really loved by the American‚ but
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about an American man and a girl named Jig who has become pregnant. It appears that their relationship was not a serious one. They were traveling together and having a good time. But The pregnancy changed the relationship. The American man wants Jig to have an abortion. Jig is either unsure that she wants the abortion or maybe she does not want the abortion but does not have the power to make this fully known to the man. We are first introduced to Jig as ’the girl.’ It is curious that she
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recognizable concepts‚ they definitely bring freshness to life and motivate one to persevere. A close analysis of the way Michael and Frances Loomis‚ the couple in "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses‚" and the man referred to as “the American” and his girl‚ Jig‚ the couple in "Hills Like White Elephants‚" react to their encounters with relationship demonstrates that both writers‚ Hemingway and Shaw‚ use both texts to tell similar stories about the complexity of love. The stories take place in public areas
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and through the character representation. The main characters in the story are an American man and a female named Jig. The conflict about abortions is an issue that still faces society today. Architectural and atmospheric symbolisms are used to set the mood and outline the human condition. The love bond between the man and Jig is strong; however‚ the more powerful bond between Jig and her unborn child is sacred. Many years ago our society was filled with moral and ethical values‚ unfortunately
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a prime example of the way men and women talk. Hemingway’s use of dialogue between the American man and Jig in “Hills Like White Elephants” shows the different power dynamics between men and women. Men tend to take over a conversation no matter what the subject. In the short story‚ The American man overpowers Jig in the conversation. The choice of words he uses to try to exert control over Jig is the main way he takes over. The American man uses words like "perfectly" and "simply" to describe their
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insincerity of the American’s persistent pleads for the mother of his child‚ Jig‚ to schedule an abortion. It is quite a challenge to not root against the man‚ as he can be seen by many as the clear antagonist. For such dark schematics‚ the bearer of the child provides a positive energy for the audience with her apparent preference to ignore the man and spare the fetus. Despite their opposing visions on the future‚ he ensures Jig that he will care for the child. However‚ the legitimacy of a claim that
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