A white elephant is an unwanted gift that a person was given. The person who received the gift feels that it is awkward and not something that they like or enjoy. Usually it can be something that a person would want to get rid of. When Jig mentions that the hills look like white elephants, she is comparing the hills to her unborn child. Later in the story she says that “they don’t really look like white elephants” implying that maybe she wants to keep the child (553). She wants to get the man talking about a life with a child and if he would want to stay with her. He continues to tell her to get the abortion and never suggests that he would want to stay with her and keep the
A white elephant is an unwanted gift that a person was given. The person who received the gift feels that it is awkward and not something that they like or enjoy. Usually it can be something that a person would want to get rid of. When Jig mentions that the hills look like white elephants, she is comparing the hills to her unborn child. Later in the story she says that “they don’t really look like white elephants” implying that maybe she wants to keep the child (553). She wants to get the man talking about a life with a child and if he would want to stay with her. He continues to tell her to get the abortion and never suggests that he would want to stay with her and keep the