Martin a five foot four boy from Denver and his best friend Ezra a muscular football player were not the typical best friends. They only met each other by chance one day after Martin left band practice and was accidentally pummeled by Ezra as he was walking through the field. Ever since, they had been inseparable and were together almost everyday after school. Ezra was heavily scrutinized for being friends with a band geek, but he didn't mind, he knew Martin was a cool guy. They were part of a friend group called the Hills Clan, who consisted of a few other boys mainly in their middle teens. The hills clan got their name because all the boys lived in an affluent neighborhood called Cherry Hills south of Denver. During the weekend they would play in the pond in Ezra's backyard or mess around …show more content…
Monty the oldest boy of the group got up and made a toast to a spring break full of adventures and fun times, and then boom right as the toast ended an explosion went off somewhere outside. The boys, pumping with adrenaline ran outside and were dumbfounded by what they saw. A giant ball of smoke and fire erupted in the house next to Ezra's , he told the clan that he recognized the house and it was Mr. Northshires compound. They ran over to the fence and watched as the house burnt,as the guest house next to the main house began to catch fire Martin noticed something. He yelled ”there's a girl tied up in the guest house”, all the boys looked and gasped as they saw a girl tied up to a table near the window. The boys didn't have time to go tell Ezra's mom and didn't see any firefighters near the girl so they decided to spring into action themselves. Ezra jumped over the fence and ran over to the guest house and Martin followed as fast as his body could go. When Martin reached the door Ezra had already broken open the window but had gotten glass stuck into his shoulder while trying to reach the door
There are three ways Luther Nedeed is simultaneously a positive and negative role model for young men who represent the ages of Willie and Lester. First, Luther Nedeed believes in the importance of family but while doing so, he destroys many people, especially his wife and son. This is important because it shows that people can feel a certain way, but in the end, actions speak louder than words. Second, Luther Nedeed inspires hope and shows that the American dream is possible but while achieving this dream, it causes some people to sell themselves out. This is significant because it shows that if the prize to achieve the dream is the loss of one’s soul or compromise of one’s standards, the price is too high to pay. Third, Nedeed wants to
Over the train tracks, there's an alcohol store on the left side and a low-price store on the right. At the red light, there're a gasoline station and a bank next to it on the right, and a tax helper building on the left with the post office next to it. These are a few of the buildings in the village, but they're not important.
My answer to for our question should the land of the Black Hill be returned to the Oglala Lakota people is a yes. A Little fun fact about the Oglala Lakota Tribe is, they are very close to being the same as the Sioux Tribe with their ways of life, language, and religion. The Oglala Lakota Tribe, like any other tribe, is very connected to the land and to their Gods.
“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.
In “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, which takes place in 1927, a character who goes by the American makes abortions seem like a harmless procedure: “It’s really an awfully simple operation, Jig… It’s not really an operation at all” (140). This, however, is not the case and Jig knows that there is more to it than it just a simple surgery. Whether it was a manipulation driven tactic or pure ignorance, the American couldn’t have been further from the truth. During the twenties, an overwhelming number of women either died or suffered severe medical complications during an abortion due to its taboo nature. With abortion being illegal in that time, Hemingway tastefully leaves it to the readers to figure out what type of
Swaying trees in the distance, blue skies and birds chirping, all of these are examples of setting. Setting can create the mood and tone of characters in a story. In the story Hills Like White Elephants, the story starts out with our two characters, Jig and the American, also referred to as the man, on a train overlooking mountains. “The girl was looking off at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the country was brown and dry” (Hemingway). In the case of this short story, the hills provided Jig something to take her mind off of the grueling conversation she was having with the Man. As said by a critic, “the story itself is comprised almost entirely of dialogue. Although there is a situation, there is no plot”
For the Puritans in the early New England colonies life was by no means easy, but there was the possibility to expand their beliefs free from the persecution from Church of England. They had the opportunity to create their ideal society under God with the bible as their law from which they would define how to live. The Puritans set out to create their model society which could spread and cull the impurities from the church. But how did these beliefs and goals ultimately effect their society?
Matt stared through the window, thrilled at the thought of what he would do that day.He immediantly grabbed his phone and texted Tommy, "Did you see the snow outside yet!?", Then waited.He soon got a text back saying, "Yeah, hurry and get ready, I'll meet you at Ripping Hill",Matt put his phone back, got dressed in almost three layers, and ran into Anna's room to wake her up.He tuned the light on, jumped onto her bed and bounced until she was awaken.
Erich Auerbach wrote "Mimesis" in 1953 and used his theories about foreground and background to help in his analysis and understanding of the story of Odysseus. His analysis is appropriate for this one story but can also be applied to other stories wherein the truth of the tale is not expressed directly (Auerbach 3). Authors can instill additional meaning through the text by the tone that is set and the way dialogue is written. Background and foreground in this context refers to what is explicitly stated by the author and what is only implied and must be understood through careful reading of the viewer.
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
The short story "Hills Like White Elephants" morphs into a desperate story of a woman socially dependent on an American man if the story were to unfold in the eyes of Jig herself. It's insinuated that she's bearing the child of the American man who pleads for her to have the "awfully simple operation" that "lots of people have done" (331). If the story were in first person for Jig, she would show the reader her anxiety about undergoing an abortion and the possible ramifications of the procedure. It's inferred that both of these characters never received ample sex education, and that during this time period contraceptives were seen in a negative light.
At first glance, Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, may allude to many interpretations, however, the short story has a clear purpose. Set in the Ebro River valley in Spain, the story looms around the issue brought forth by Jig and the American, who is nameless throughout the whole story. The issue here being the ‘simple operation’ that Jig is about to undergo which happens to be an abortion. Set in the early 1920s, the idea of abortion is as irrational and controversial as today’s ongoing debate over gay marriage. Although the term abortion is never used in the story, the imagery Hemingway uses along with the language and
What exactly does the phrase white elephants mean? According to Merriam Webster white elephant is “An object no longer of value to its owner but, of value to others” (Merriam Webster). In other words, the phrase white elephant is an object that is not worth anything and keeping it is very expensive or a burden. In my opinion, the phrase “white elephant” means useless because white elephants are beautiful. Also, white elephants can be worth something but are useless because they are difficult to care for and require a lot of care to keep. However, the phrase “white elephant” is very significant to Hemingway’s story “Hills Like White Elephants” because the title is called White Elephants. In addition, of the title, the phrase is very significant
The story “Hills like White Elephants” begins by the introduction of the story’s setting wherein they are in a train station outside the building. The main characters are the American who is a man, and a woman named Jig who is assumed to be his girlfriend is at the table in the shade that are waiting for a train to Madrid.
What is the purpose of the trip the two travelers are taking? (The narrator never tells us, but the careful reader can deduce this with relative certainty.)