April Rene Young Kimberly Villegas English 1302‚ Section 2028 (8442) 2 March 2014 Hills Like White Elephants In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills Like White Elephants‚” a couple in a foreign country are debating the girl getting an abortion while drinking beer and waiting for a train at a train station. Throughout the short story written in Hemingway’s iceberg method‚ one can see how strongly each party feels about the procedure‚ and the difficulty the couple is facing throughout the bare essential
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"Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway‚ opens with a long description of the story’s setting in a train station surrounded by hills‚ fields‚ and trees in a valley in Spain. A man known simply as the American and his girlfriend sit at a table outside the station‚ waiting for a train to Madrid. As they are waiting for their train to come‚ they are drinking beer arguing about some "operation" that the American man wants to get. Although they don’t specify exactly what the operation means the
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Shaun David Hutchinson’s novel We Are the Ants is a riveting story which draws attention to the everyday struggles people may face such as depression‚ grief‚ and bullying‚ acknowledges different perspectives to life and setbacks‚ and includes a little bit of mystery. Although the novel emphasises the importance of understanding that everyone is going through some sort of dilemma‚ the struggles facing the characters are exaggerated‚ which is why I rate this book an 8.5/10. The main character‚ Henry
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From a feminist point of view‚ Ernest Hemingway’s "Hills Like White Elephants" uses a plethora of symbols to convey the idea that a young girl named Jig is a typical woman 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. The story begins with Jig and her American boyfriend waiting for a train in the valley of Ebro‚ a symbolic use of the word "Embryo". In addition‚ the valley of Ebro has a river
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the intimate thoughts of the characters are not explicably mapped out. The reader is able to interpret feelings through what the characters say and how they interact. Many conclusions can be derived from this style. The story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway is about a young couple and the controversial issue of
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of the station is the symbol of this story as there are two sides of the station. The green side is obviously‚ represents life‚ the baby and a new beginning. This is the side where Jig stands to look at them‚ observing that they look like white elephants. Jig wants a life beyond the empty relationship she has shared with the American. The arid side which is barren represents death and dissipation‚ the kind of life she wants to give us. Jig does not want to give us the baby‚ she is identified with
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References: Sire‚ J. (2004). Naming the Elephant. Intervarsity Press.
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“The Hills Like White Elephants” As I started to read through the poem I felt like I easily understood the setting. It was very easy for me to picture this man and woman having a conversation and sharing drinks. I did not easily understand what the subject of their conversation was the first time I read through the poem but I did recognize it was affecting the young girl named Jig. I first realized something was going on when the man kept repeating that everything will be okay and he kept repeating
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