do. The girl‚ called Jig by her lover‚ is torn between a moral responsibility to her unborn child and a romantic bond between herself and the American. On one hand‚ the American is her lover; she doesn’t want to lose their relationship. She seems willing to do anything to stay with him—almost anything. On the other hand‚ this unborn child has an unspoken connection that every child shares with its mother. Cutting away the baby would be cutting away that connection. Jig has to make a choice.
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Ernest Hemingway’s short story‚ "Hills Like White Elephants‚" involves a couple faced with a serious dilemma. The female character‚ Jig‚ is pregnant. Her lover encourages her to get an abortion‚ but she has second thoughts. By the end of the story‚ it is evident that Jig does not go through with the procedure and decides to keep the baby. In the story‚ Jig and her lover‚ known as the American‚ are at a train station having some drinks. The railroad runs through a valley with hills. On one side of
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look at “Hills Like White Elephants” through the restaurant when they are ordering drinks‚ the gender roles of male dominance and female submissiveness. The story begins with Jig‚ the female character asking‚ “What should we drink?”(Hemingway pg. 211). The male taking control and ordering the drinks shows the dominance while Jig is portrayed as submissive or weak compared to the man. We can compare this to the female narrator in “Boys and Girls”(whose name we never find out). The narrator had a younger
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story‚ he makes time relevant in the story’s setting‚ and also in his written dialogue. This short story demonstrates that although time can sometimes be forgotten‚ it can surely be of the essence. This story revolves around two main characters‚ Jig who is a young woman‚ and an American‚ who is a nameless man. Together they wander around
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swollen breasts and the belly of a pregnant woman. “On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun” (Hemingway 294). Though the term “abortion” is never found in the story‚ the American man and Jig are threatened by this complicated decision. There are only two choices‚ or two directions‚ comparable to how there are only two track lines that pass through the station. Unfortunately‚ both characters have dissimilar viewpoints on the circumstance
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future? While the female character ’s name is Jig the narrator does not refer to her by name; instead‚ he uses "the girl" in contrast to "the man" or "the American" for the male character. This use of "the girl" establishes the tone of the male character ’s speech to her: patronizing and inconsiderate. The American is anxious for Jig to have the abortion because he “doesn’t want anybody but [her]” (Hemmingway 47). He is interested in his life with Jig continuing as it has‚ globetrotting‚ and having
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crisis. The young woman in the story who is known as “Jig” is very submissive and less assertive when compared to the strong masculine character of the American. The girl constantly changes her mind about the situation and seems helpless without aide from her boyfriend‚ which causes her to adhere to a more feminine stereotype in which the woman is the weaker gender in comparison to the male figure. As the story progresses‚ however‚ the Jig starts to take an active feminist role as she realizes the
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In the short story an American man and a girl named Jig are sitting in a rail station waiting for the train to Madrid. While they are waiting‚ they have an intense‚ ongoing discussion over whether or not Jig will get an abortion. The hills are viewed as a symbol of how big obstacles can set minor setback in life‚ but you have to find a way around to move on. In the story‚ Jig looked at the hills and said‚ "They look like white elephants." To Jig the case was very rare to encounter such animal. The
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By describing the landscape of the valley‚ Jig vocalizes indirect thoughts to initiate conversation about the potential abortion. Additionally‚ Hemingway insinuates‚ by revisiting thoughts in the dialogue‚ that Jig is still considering motherhood. Jig’s submissive nature also characterizes the stereotypical role of women in relationships. Smiley writes “...women language in general
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Manipulation: In Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” The short story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway describes the journey a young couple takes while trying to cope with the implications of an impending abortion. The American and Jig at first appear to be the epitome of the average‚ modern-day couple; they share drinks together‚ travel together‚ sit and talk together‚ and even show concern for each other like every other functional relationship. However‚ what Ernest Hemingway (either
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