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abortion. In “Hills Like White Elephants”, found in the book Introduction to Literature, the man says to Jig, “I know you wouldn’t mind it, Jig. It’s really not anything. It’s just to let the air in” (62). It is through this comment that the reader infers that it is an abortion the couple is discussing. The dialogue found in the short story revolves around the American man trying to convince Jig that the operation is easy and many people have gotten it done. He argues that those who have had the operation

American man exhibits control over his lover, Jig, as they talk at a train station. Stereotypical with the role of women, Jig lacks authority and control, not only in her relationship with the American, but in her day-to-day life, as shown in her inability to act independently. The American’s conversational coercion instills Jig with a false sense of autonomy in the relationship, ultimately pigeonholing her into submission. Almost immediately, Jig is established not as an equal, but rather as the

identified as “the American” and a woman whose name is Jig, they drink beer and are discussing what the American man says will be "a simple operation" for the girl. By allowing the American to order a drink for her, agreeing with the American upon the abortion, and giving the American the rights

Past, Present, and Future 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

In the short story, “Hills like White Elephants”, by Ernest Hemingway, Jig and her American boyfriend have a confused and immature relationship. It’s shown through their argument on if Jig should get an abortion. Soon after expressing their differences, Jig decides to go through the abortion. Her decision wasn't revealed, but its shown with supporting evidence. The main narrative that stood out towards her decision, is when she was holding two strands of the bamboo beaded curtain with a Aniscle Toro

As for the decision Jig has to make is a big decision, that could ultimately affect her life. This decision is made tough from Jigs lack of independence and the peer pressure from her boyfriend to go through with the decision. Jig shows her indecisiveness everytime the boyfriend “The American” talks about how simple the decision is. The man shows his peer pressure on her decision

“Hills like White Elephants” In the story “Hills Like White Elephants,” by Earnest Hemingway, there is a girl named Jig and a man who they call the American. They are both at a café across a train station in a valley called Ebro waiting for the train to Barcelona, while they are deciding to make a big decision. They are in a heated decision because they have found out that she is pregnant. Jig, the girl, wants to keep the baby but knows it is not what the American wants, so she is torn between the decisions

to convince the girl (Jig) to abort their unborn child. Critics have long argued about what the outcome of the story is. Does the girl agree to abort the unborn child or not? I believe that the American man does not take control of the story, but was rather led by Jig; she wins the conversation and instead of aborting the baby, she leaves the American and keeps her unborn baby. Hemingway described that the station was between “two lines of rails in the sun” and “it stopped

relationship. A rather simple quote from Jig, “Let’s drink beer” is actually an indicator to other portions of the story where Jig steers the action with her speech. Jig is actually the one doing much of the decision making in the story. This could be because the American is obviously asking Jig to perform an operation that he knows is in his favor, while Jig is still uncertain. This in hand allows Jig to hold most of the power throughout the story. On page 643, Jig makes a seemingly mean comment on the

throughout majority of the story he is talking about this “operation”. Trying to convince Jig to have this operation which is the abortion of the baby. He says things like “It’s a really simple operation, Jig” (Hemingway, pg. 790) as if trying to soothe her saying it’s a simple operation and she should have no worries. The American then goes on to continue trying to soothe Jig so she will get the abortion. When Jig is asking him what makes him sure that she’ll be just fine he goes to say “That’s the