Hills Like White Elephants‚ written by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a fictional story written about an American man and a woman called Jig. It concerns their conversation while waiting for a train located in Barcelona‚ Spain. The two characters settle at a bar which is surrounded by the Ebro Valley; an series of white hills that are what Jig sees as “white elephants” (400). The story is told in third-person point-of-view and focuses on their argument as to whether Jig should have an abortion or not.
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Kara Schlesinger ENG124 January 28th‚ 2015 Paper #1: Popular and Scholarly Sources The name of the magazine in which the article‚ “Fighting for Elephants” is located is BBC Wildlife . The article was found in the January issue of this magazine. The article is a story about a woman who tries to save elephants in her every day life. An appropriate audience for this magazine would be matured adults who appreciate the science fiction aspect of today’s society‚ animal enthusiasts‚ animal activists
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“Hills Like White Elephants” Literary Analysis Paper from a Feminist Perspective “Hills like white elephants‚” is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway that was published back in 1927. The story consist of three characters all together but only have two as the main which is an American man and his girlfriend Jig. The third character is the waitress at the train station that takes their order. The story starts off with the couple sitting outside at a table under the shade waiting for the
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S "HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS" is‚ if taken literally‚ a story in which little actually "happens": a couple has drinks at a train station in Spain and argues about something rather vague. A useful approach to such an enigmatic text is to examine the very language of which it is made. The story is‚ after all‚ a textual artifact‚ one that historically has been subjected to intensely close reading. Yet a particular reading of this or any story is a phenomenon of processing linguistic
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Analysis: “The Elephant” What does Slawomir Mrozek’s “The Elephant” show about human foolishness? The story may be absurd‚ even ridiculous‚ but what do his use of exaggeration and irony have to teach us about ourselves? In making your claim and supporting points‚ make sure to reference specific details from Mrozek’s text. OR Although Slawomir Mrozek addresses Polish communism specifically in “The Elephant‚” how does this story apply to any social institution (family‚ school‚ corporation‚ government
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Hills Like White Elephants‚” by Ernest Hemingway is a story about a girl and a manwaiting for their train and discuss the girl‟s upcoming abortion. The man does not want the girl‚ Jig‚ to have the child; he wants her all to himself. Jig‚ however‚ does want the child but is scaredabout the abortion and wants to please the man by doing what he wants. “The Love of My Life‚” by T. Coraghessan Boyle is a story about a girl‚ China‚ and her boyfriend‚ Jeremy‚ who have unprotected sex during a camping
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An Elephant-Sized Dilemma Everyone‚ of all ages and time periods‚ faces a moral dilemma. This may be about a smaller problem or matters of life and death that have a far more wide-ranging impact‚ such as imperialism. In George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant‚” an unnamed narrator‚ despite his initial reluctance‚ succumbs to collective pressures to shoot a marauding elephant in Lower Burma. Orwell comments on the dangers of collective pressure and the horrors of imperialism in order to explore the
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Abraham Lee Lee 1 10/29/08 English III Pd. 1 Mr. Feinstein Hills like White Elephants By Ernest Hemingway The author‚ Ernest Hemingway’s‚ “Hills like White Elephants” uses setting to reveal his authorial attitude. Hemingway uses the background of a train station in Spain as a symbolic backdrop to his tale about a man he portrays as selfish‚ self-indulgent‚ and unconcerned about his partner’s best course of action. He uses obvious symbols such as a fertile river to demonstrate
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phrase‚ “ An elephant never forgets.”‚ but elephants have a lot more special qualities according to Plotnik and Morell. While reading it is revealed elephants can have similar behaviors‚ although the authors have contrasting purposes for writing. The authors present elephants unique behaviors by explaining‚ they are intelligent‚ empathetic‚ and can understand cooperation. Although‚ Morell and Plotnik both provided information on elephant behavior‚ Morell showed compassion for elephant intelligence
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Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants presents a fictional example of the modern day prevalence of miscommunication among others‚ namely men and women. Depicted through the couple and the present issue at hand‚ Hemingway strives to allude to the unfortunate truth that despite constant speaking among beings‚ genuine communication continues to fall short and is nearly nonexistent. Existing is the lack of productivity when the true feelings of both parties are not
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