From what I understand‚ Jig is a pregnant girl who is in a great dilemma with an American man. "It’‚ is the termination or the continuation of Jig’s pregnancy. The white elephants are a symbol of Jig’s pregnancy. When researched "white elephants" are an unwanted possession that is difficult to get rid of. Fitting. As for the train station it symbolizes an end to their choice. Each time the train station worker came to remind them about how much time was left until the train arrived symbolized a countdown
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In literary fiction‚ charterers are portrayed directly or indirectly. Sometimes‚ symbolism is introduced to add depth to the story. And finally‚ the different points-of-view on which the story is being told. Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” discusses some tough decision people make consequently harming others. One day the American man and the girl‚ Jig‚ is on the way to Madrid from Barcelona and made a stop at a junction. While‚ waiting for the arrival of the train heading to Madrid
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The two stories "Araby" and "Hills like White Elephant" have many points in common as well as differences. These stories deal with the realization of growing up or realization of the truth in sub-genre Love story.James Joyce’s “ Araby “is a tale about the disappointment of first love‚ he shows the maturing of a young boy into a man. Ernest Hemingway tells about a girl realizing the facts about her surroundings and herself. Then the reality of the character situations leads them both toward the end
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Hemingway has a stylistic craft that seems simple‚ but it has so much depth between the lines. The short story is about a couple that is at a train station bar that is anything but normal‚ something that could change their lives forever. In “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway‚ he conveys a story that seems about something small‚ but it has so much effect in it. Hemingway uses repetition to emphasize certain words‚ the use of extended metaphors to avoid the big idea‚ and symbolism to
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the story “Hills Like White Elephants” there are two main characters the American and Jig. The story takes place at a train station in 1927 in Spain. Jig is a young girl dealing with a woman’s choice. Although the word abortion is never used in the story‚ the reader is lead to that conclusion through the use of symbolism. There are many different ways in the story that are symbolically used to describe the abortion. For example‚ while drinking beer‚ Jig looks off at the line of hills and says. “They
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Ernest Hemingway’s "Hill’s Like White Elephants" consists mostly of a dialogue between a pregnant girl and her husband‚ who would like her to have an abortion. The story defines a two-part theme. The first is a commentary about the way selfishness can corrupt a relationship. The second comments on life and what it means to bear life. This story is developed in a short period of time by Hemingway’s use of two central elements‚ character and setting. Though the setting is heavily symbolic‚ and characters
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Behavior in “Hill’s Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemingway’s “Hill’s Like White Elephants” tends to the situation where the man in a relationship creates a large impact on the actions of their partner. The author puts his characters in an uncomfortable setting to where readers can assume awkward conversation is taking place. Assuming quite well this story is about the decision of an abortion‚ the author gives the readers an idea of the character’s relationship‚ and how they express their thoughts
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Re-sit (Comparison between Elephant and the Hollow of the Three Hills) Both the stories Elephant by Raymond Carver and The Hollow of the Three Hills by Nathaniel Hawthorne reveal the theme of love. This is done through many emotions such as the portrayal of one’s solitude and grief. The stories highlight the central characters feelings towards loss and failure. They show how one can be deceitful and still expect so much‚ and how being isolated can really tear a person apart till death or make them
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In the readings about men and women‚ there were two stories that stuck out for me. Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and "Shiloh‚" by Bobbie Ann Mason. To me these stories had many peculiar similarities. I felt that there were so comparable that there seemed to be a true connection between these two novels. In the short story "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway we were presented a man and his girlfriend. They order a couple drinks as they wait for a train. As the
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read‚ two stories in particular caught my attention - "Hangovers" by Jennifer Pashley‚ and "The Elephant Vanishes" by Haruki Murakami. While both stories seem to fall under dark abstract humor‚ the story by Haruki Murakami is my favorite because of the liberal dosage of narration of events through witty language‚ while "Hangovers" story wasn’t as narrative. The story "The Elephant Vanishes" falls between the realm of magical realism‚ and capitalistic realism. Through the humorous narration‚ the story
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