Essay on Hemingway's Ignorance to Importance of Female Characters

In the story, “Hills Like White Elephants” written by Ernest Hemingway tells a dialogue story of a woman named Jig and the American man who is waiting at the train station for their ride to Madrid. Jig and the American man are having a casual conversation about the scenery that the nearby hills look like white elephants. Then, there conversation turns serious as they talk about their relationship and their future unborn child. In Ernest Hemingway’s story the character’s conversation is important because it represents the lifestyle of a carefree life of an adult, the decisions of their actions, and their unplan future.

abort the baby. He is still uncertain as to whether she will in fact go through with the abortion,

“Hills Like White Elephants”, by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story published in 1927 that takes place in a train station in Spain with a man and a woman discussing an operation. Most of the story is simply dialogue between the two characters, the American and Jig. This couple is at a critical point in their lives when they must decide whether or not to have an abortion. Certain themes arise from this story such as choices and consequences, doubt and ambiguity, and how men and women relate. Hemingway also uses many examples of symbolism in “Hills Like White Elephants”, including descriptions of the surrounding scenery, the hills themselves, and the station where the action takes place.

The short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, is about a man trying to convince his girlfriend to have an abortion. The couple sits in a train station waiting for their trip to Barcelona, and are staring outside at the scenery—the line of hills “like white elephants”, as the girl, Jig, remarks. They sit and drink and they try to keep conversation light and to enjoy themselves. As the story progresses, however, cause for their underlying tenseness boils to the surface.

Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants" touches on an issue as ageless as time: communication problems in a relationship. He tells his story through conversations between the two main characters, the American and the girl. Conflict is created through dialogue as these characters face what most readers believe to be the obstacle of an unexpected pregnancy. Their plight is further complicated by their inability to convey their differing opinions to each other. Symbolism and the title's meaning are other effective means of communicating conflict.

It's a simple question really, out of the couple who doesn't want to being a child into the world more? There is textual evidence to prove that both do not want the child, however there's more evidence to prove the man wants the abortion more than the women. The first time he tells her how simple it is and that she won't even notice, while also trying to hide how much he wants the operation but still wants to comfort her because he cares "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig," the man said. "It's not really an operation at all. The girl did not say anything. "I'll go with you and I'll stay with you all the time. They just let the air in and then it's all perfectly natural”(Hemingway). Then he continues the conversation after she asked

The period between World War I and World War II was a very turbulent time in America. Ernest Hemingway most represented this period with his unrestrained lifestyle. This lifestyle brought him many successes, but it eventually destroyed him in the end. His stories are read in classrooms across America, but his semi-autobiographical writings are horrible role models for the students who read them. Hemingway’s lifestyle greatly influenced his writings in many ways.

In “Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemingway introduces two characters, an American and a girl who is alluded to be pregnant. While they wait at a train station, they discuss the matter of the pregnancy, the possibility of abortion, and their washed out liveliness. Through characterization and symbolism, Hemingway connects the strength of communication to the strength of a relationship, ultimately revealing how the lack of communication can cause a rift between two people’s understanding of one another.

Hills Like White Elephants” is a short dialogue told between a man and a woman, having a conversation waiting for a train in Spain. The couple throughout the story go back and forth about a particular matter that they’re both indecisive about. They constantly speak about the matter throughout the story but never say exactly what they are both are troubled by. Through the dialogue it is revealed that the woman is pregnant and they are trying to decide whether to keep it or not.

First, the story starts at the train stain in Spain, with a description of the view surrounds a tavern or a restaurant next to a train station. The story tells about a relationship between an American man and a girl named Jig, the girl describe the hills as “White Elephant” , the man seems to be uninterested and argues with her whether or not the hills look like white elephant. The symbol of white elephant meaning a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose. They start a new conversation about an operation that the man

Without much research a reader might incorrectly conclude several statements about Hemingway’s style as it focuses on masculinity and is biased towards men. The short and choppy writing style with little emotion is deemed more of a masculine approach to writing, as it is assumed a feminine approach would be laden with more sensory and descriptive wording. Such an assumption is sexist in itself and there is no correlation linking his style to being biased towards men. Unusually long excerpts found in some Hemingway stories are justified by claiming that they are linked to male bonding scenes. While in some cases such as “The Three-Day Blow” that statement is true due to the story only being two males talking, that statement is not completely

When thinking of masculinity in literature, one author has who has become synonymous with manliness comes to mind, Ernest Hemingway. Critics have spent countless hours studying his writing in order to gain insight into his world of manly delights, including his views on sex, war, and sport. His views can be seen through his characters, his themes and even his style of writing.

In “Hills like White Elephants”, the foreign setting is used to show that the couple have a mobile life, they are never in one spot for too long evidence of this is the suit case that has all the travel stickers on it. This helps the women in the relationship and the reader come to the conclusion that she would like to start settling down, and that having a family may in fact be what she wants. Accompanied with the foreign setting is the symbolism Hemmingway uses. His use of symbolism is almost as if he is telling a story with in a story. In “Cat in the Rain”, he has two strong symbols, the cat and the rain. Hemmingway uses the cat as a symbol for a baby; the cat is helpless and needs someone to take care of it just as a baby would. His use of rain in this story is a symbol of fertility; this is why no one wants her to get wet while trying to get the cat. Hemmingway uses the setting and use of symbolism in the setting to allow the reader to speculate and come to a conclusion

In Hemingway’s stories, there are many examples of masculinity and how it can affect a story. It could affect how it’s read, how people act, and even the outcome of the story. Masculinity is a very important part of Hemingway’s stories and it would be completely different without the aspect. In Hemingway’s stories, masculinity is usually portrayed in ways of bravery and stoicism. In The Snows of Kilimanjaro, the main character is about to die and he is in his death bed. He goes on a journey to redeem himself of everything he has done so that he can die peacefully. In A Day’s Wait, the protagonist is stoic in the face of death, in The Gambler, The Nun, and The Radio, the two people that got shot were completely different in the way that one was cowering even though he wouldn’t die from the injury and the other one was facing the pain even though he had a low chance to come out of it alive. The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber also portrayed acts of bravery, the main character is brave enough to go on another hunt to redeem himself from his cowardice he had when he was facing his foe. Masculinity is a big part of all these stories but it will be the same in each story. They could all be different but even if it’s a small part, it will still affect the story.

On July 21, 1899 Ernest Miller Hemingway was born in Cicero (Oak Park), Illinois. Clarence and Grace Hemingway, Ernest’s parents, raised him and his five siblings in the suburbs and spent time at their cottage in northern Michigan. This is where Ernest learned his love of the outdoors. His father taught him to row a boat, start a fire, clean and cook a fish, make a wild-onion sandwich and handle a gun (Reef, 2009). In high school Hemingway began to write for his school newspaper Trapeze and Tabula.