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Ernest Hemingway Quotes And Analysis

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One way Hemingway uses symbolism to explain how the man and woman have different thoughts about their relationship. For example, “ the station was between two lines of rails” , this may mean that their relationship is at a crossroad, because the rails have different destinations which in turn means that the man and women have a different idea for the future of their relationship. Another example is the quote, “they look like white elephants” the woman says this when referring to the hills. She is trying to tell the man that the baby she is expecting is like a “white elephant” because it is like an unwanted gift or something that's hard to dispose of. We have to keep in mind that during this time period in which this took place abortion was

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