Meaning that the only thing that has made them unhappy is the fact that the baby would interfere with the traveling that the American has planned. As Hemingway mentions in the second sentence of the story “ On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun”, this is referring to the values of the man, the abortion. He feels as though the abortion is a very simple thing, “just to let the air in”, as if the baby is an hindrance in their lives. On the other hand, the woman is very uncomfortable with the fact of getting the operation; she is leaning towards having the child. She would much rather settle down and
'They look like white elephants,' she said.” (Hemingway, 1927) Hills like White Elephants, by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story published in 1927. The story starts off with a couple, defined as the American and the girl with him, walking into a bar attached to a train station. They are waiting for the express train from Barcelona to Madrid. Hemingway never specifically says in the story what the couple is discussing but there is a lot of symbolism within the story that suggest abortion is the topic. Hills Like White Elephants has some of my the most powerful symbolism in literary history.
For me, it is a fun filled day of drinking watered down beer and eating cheap hotdogs with the guys. Yes, it may sound lackluster to many but to us, to me, it is bliss. The day starts early in the morning, an eight o’clock train into Chicago, hot coffee in hand we talk
Jennifer Marinella English Comp 2 Hills Like White Elephants Although this story, “Hills like White Elephants” seems like two people casually having a conversation while drinking a few beers, it is actually a discussion about abortion. The theme of the story being abortion and that it is a subject not many agree to talk about it, there are many symbols showing us this theme. In this story, it very well shows that the girl will go through with the abortion to only make the man shut up as she states “would you please please please please stop talking”. Although the man says that he does not want her to do anything she does not want to do, she feels as he will only stay with her if she gets the operation. There are many different points throughout this story where the girl continues to second guess the operation.
Hills like White Elephants Candice Hines ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Megan Pope 08/06/2012 Hills like White Elephants The theme in, “Hills like White Elephants”, is about a couple in love that has to make a possibly life altering decision. From what I gathered from the text, this couple has been traveling the world together when the girl becomes pregnant. The girl does not know if she wants to go through with it, but the man, though half way supportive of whatever the girl choses, in his heart wishes that she would go through with it. The distant mountains and the river are symbols of separation; the girl is far from experiencing a resolution of her dilemma. The girl is obviously having some issues about separating herself from her unborn seed.
Hemingway’s use of symbolism in the dialogue and setting helps reveal the difficult matter through suggestion without the actual term abortion being mentioned. For instance, the term white elephant is used as a metaphor to represent the unborn baby and describe the adjustment on their lives a baby would bring. The girl looked at the mountains and states, “They look like white elephants” (Hemingway 97). The man disagrees with her statement and tension builds. The girl retracts her statement, and states, of course, the mountains do not really look like white elephants only "their skin through the trees” (Hemingway 98).
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Curley’s wife explained to Lennie about being lonely and how difficult it is on her. “’I get lonely… You can talk to people, but I talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad’” [Steinbeck 78]. Curley’s wife never has anyone to talk to; when she gets the chance she often ruins the mood. She did not want Lennie to hurt her, but Lennie is very unpredictable.
The Hills Like White Elephants is a short story of dialogue between a couple By Ernest Hemingway which uses the taboo topic of abortion to show that fear may be helpful in circumstance of danger, but it can also hinder our ability to communicate hurting those we hold closest. I believe beyond the reason of a doubt that this piece of literature is a short story because of its length and the key elements of it construction. One thing that makes this piece a short story is its length. Hills Like White Elephants is only four pages long. It was also written by Ernest Hemingway who wrote in a condensed soup kind of way.
Ernest Hemingway uses the title “Hills like White Elephants” to symbolize Jig’s pregnancy. A “white elephant” is a defined as something that is of a great burden or a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of, and is especially of something that is expensive to obtain (White Elephant 1). Symbolically, the hills can also be interpreted as swollen breasts and the abdomen 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 1). Although the term “abortion” is never found in the story, the American man and Jig are confronted by this complicated decision.