Hills Like White Elephants

Wyche also shows that writers like Hemingway may be influenced by what is going on in their personal life. Wyche also aims to relate Hemingway’s life and that of the author. Towards the end of the text, Wyche provides a comparison of Hemingway’s real life and the author and notes that he always had a way of feeding his artistic side from his personal experiences. Hemingway’s work was a mirror of reality and much of his reality. Wyche as an author therefore aimed at showing the relationship between and an artist’s

A more significant literary element that the author uses is symbolism, which plays a big role in Hemingway’s story. As mentioned previously, one of them are the sides of the hills which represent life and death. Another form of symbolism found in the story is written in the title, “Hills like white elephants.” The man and girl’s conversation basically starts when the girl mentions that the hills look like white elephants. This could represent the idea of abortion. It’s referenced as an elephant like in the common saying “ the elephant in the room” which makes the topic of abortion a big, obvious topic that the couple has to talk about, but tries to avoid by drinking beer (5). As the girl observes the hills more, she realizes that they don’t really look like white elephants, so not everything is what you perceive it to be at first glance. Thereafter, she sees the two sides of the hills and realizes that having the baby wouldn’t be so bad, as she admires the fertile fields of grains and trees on one side. Naturally, the man who wants her to have the abortion says “It really an awfully simple operation,” but the girl realizes that it is not that simple (6). In addition, the man says that they could have everything if she has the abortion, however the girl argues that they cannot, because she can never take back the baby that she will lose if she undergoes the operation. To specify, she

“Hills Like White Elephants” displays the differences in how a man and a woman may view pregnancy and abortion. Jig, a woman, sees pregnancy as a beautiful aspect in life. Hemingway uses symbolism in the couple’s conversation to imply the woman’s pregnancy. The woman refers to the nearby hills on the train platform as elephants; “They look like white elephants”. She compares the hills to her own situation, pregnancy; “They’re lovely hills. They don’t really look like white elephants. I just meant the coloring of their skin through the trees.”

“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.

Ernest Hemingway, the author of “Hills like White Elephants” will leave his readers guessing due to his vague information put into his short story, ¨Hills like White Elephants¨. The understanding of figurative language, sensory details, and the use inferencing skills are needed to interpret what the author is trying to get across. If the short story is analyzed carefully the reader will understand that the couple in the story are deciding whether or not to have an abortion. Although “abortion” is never blatantly said it is shown through prolific figurative language. Symbolism, simile, and conflict are all prominent examples of figurative language throughout Hemingway's “Hills like White Elephant”.

In Ernest Hemingway's “Hills Like White Elephants”, the use of imagery and symbolism in the landscape of surrounding Ebro Valley, as well as the use of language and tone, shape our understanding of the conflict between the two main characters. The man referred to only by “The American”, is trying to convince Jig to get an abortion. Though the word (abortion) is never stated directly in the entirety of the story, it is conveyed by the use of symbolism and imagery in the surrounding landscape. Furthermore, we can conclude that the topic at hand will come to a final and abrupt solution that Jig will, in fact, get the abortion due to her tone and language at the end of the story.

Hills Like White Elephants, published in 1927, embodies Hemingway’s style, and explores the issues of responsibility, communication, and unexpected life decisions, and does so in just four short pages. Hemingway drops us off in the middle of a conversation between a boyfriend and girlfriend, in which the couple discusses whether or not to abort their unborn child. The man, known as the American, pressures the girl, known only as Jig, into going through with the abortion, while Jig subtly suggests that she would rather keep the child and settle down. Neither of the characters states anything outright, and our limited perspective leaves it solely up to us to decipher the meaning of the story. Ernest Hemingway uses the symbolic setting and the themes of communication and unpredictability to drive home his belief that life is far from being happy, and rarely conforms to what we expect.

“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story that tells of an account much larger than the story itself. An American man and young girl stand at a crossroads, when facing a major decision. Like most short stories the characters are developed through action and discussion, rather than lengthy and detailed reports. Ernest Hemingway is famous for symbolism, which is used extensively in “Hills Like White Elephants”. Small details and light conversations may share a tremendous amount of information with readers of this short story, by standing for a “bigger picture”. These small details and light conversations can tell of a story that many may never figure out until they dig deeper into the story itself.

Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” can be puzzling and hard to decipher. Due to this, a number of conclusions can be drawn away from the text. The dialog between characters leaves a number of questions unanswered and leaves the reader confused about the conversation as a whole. Many things are left unsaid and not explained in the story, with that being the case, the reader must take a look at the symbolism in the story. Hemingway uses the title, scenery, and drinks as symbolism to reveal the hard truth about the couple’s relationship.

Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “Hills like White Elephants” is a short story about a girl, Jig, and her American companion that must make a dreadful decision that could potentially affect both of their lives. In this short story, conflict is created as the couple faces what seems to be the obstacle of an unexpected pregnancy. The girl contemplates the idea of keeping the baby but the man reminds her that it is not what he wants in life and how happy they have been without the challenging decision of abortion. The reader understands that there is an unexpected pregnancy due the main emphasis of symbolism throughout the story. Ernest Hemingway’s use of symbolism portrays the unstable relationship between the girl, Jig, and the American man with their disagreement concerning their lifestyle

Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants” begins with an American man and a girl waiting at a Spanish train station in Barcelona for the express to take them to Madrid. They drink a variety of beers and discuss the “simple operation” the girl should have. The couple argues throughout the story about whether or not the woman should go through with her operation.

The short story hills like white elephants, written by “Ernest Hemingway,” is about an American man and his girlfriend Jig. The two sat at an outdoor cafe located near a train station in spain, contemplating what they were going to do about Jig’s pregnancy. Hemingway used several different symbols such as; bamboo, curtains, hills, and white elephants throughout the story to represent the shaky relationship between the American and Jig. The symbols used throughout the story played a crucial role in the significance of the story’s message/theme. To start the story, the reader was thrown into the conflict regarding the American and Jig.

Everyone’s analysis is different with this story and I believe that is what Hemingway wanted. In “Hills Like White Elephants”, Ernest Hemingway uses dialog to reveal the central conflict between the two characters and their different worldviews. The setting of this story is very important and tells a lot. The first two sentences of this story will provide you with a descriptive image and will later on help you make an inference.

The major theme of Hills Like White Elephants is the operation. The reader could assume that the operation means abortion. The American says, “It’s really a simple operation, Jig” he is trying to convince her tat aborting

In the short story by Ernest Hemingway, "Hills Like White Elephants," a couple is delayed at a train station en route to Madrid and is observed in conflict over the girl's impending abortion. In his writing, Hemingway does not offer any commentary through a specific character's point of view, nor, in the storytelling, does he offer his explicit opinions on how to feel or think about the issues that emerge. The narrative seems to be purely objective, somewhat like a newspaper or journal article, and in true Hemingway form the story ends abruptly, without the couple's conflict clearly being resolved. The ambiguity of the ending has been a subject of much debate; however, the impact of what is not said in words can be gleaned through the