White elephant

Hills Like White Elephants According to the articles, Jig and the man was having argument whether she should have an abortion. The first thing to know is that everyone experiences abortion differently “The termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus: as a spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation — compare miscarriage; induced expulsion of a human fetus.” More than 11% of all…

“Hills Like White Elephants” Jigs the American girl is more mature because she doesn't have peer pressure persuading her. The American man and Jigs are expecting, they are having a veryheated discussion on what she should do. The man wants Jigs to get abortion, so Jigs says she'll do it if it makes the man happy. Jigs just wants their relationship to go back the way it was before. The unborn child is the only thing that made both the man and Jigs unhappy. After awhile Jigs started…

is constructed by the decisions individuals uphold to. Decisions and choices will always exist; however, the decisions that individuals choose to embrace when presented with obstacles will determine their life. In the short story, “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway reveals the importance of decision-making. This drama exposes a significant decision about an abortion that a girl is having a difficult time to reaffirm during the 1920s. An American man and a girl named Jig wait in a…

In Ernest Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants, a couple is sitting at a bar as they wait for the train to continue their journey. This couple consists of a male named “The American” and a female named Jig. Early in their conversation, they decide what drinks to have. They are sitting outside of a bar by a train station in Spain. While they are talking Jig remarks that the hills off in the distance look like elephants with white skin. The American quickly attempts to push this topic aside as…

Two people with a common outlook on life can have very distinct views on a life changing experience. In his, Ernest Hemingways, simple, modern short story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, It starts off with the two characters,a couple. An American, and a girl, Jig, are having a few drinks at a train station, and end up discussing an operation as they wait for their train. Neither of them wants to come out and express his or her feelings, but making it clear nevertheless throughout the story.…

After reading Hills Like White Elephants to be honest I was greatly confused. Looking up literary commentary I found a wide stretch of articles from abortion to gender arguments. To me while there is plenty of evidence for both and pages of arguments to draw from I cannot do it. Reading over the paper again three or four times I have come to a sad conclusion. While I see what many others have seen, I cannot look at it so factually. This work can be applied in such a far greater lens than…

“Hills like White Elephant” by Ernest Hemingway focuses on the typical behavior between the American man and the girl whom is referred as Jig. Both characters spent time talking, consuming beer, and anticipating their train to arrive. At first their conversation was not crucial until both couple were debating whether the girl should get an operation done or not. The American convinced the girl to get the operation done and that everything would turn out to be fine. In the end, the American took…

Hills like white elephants is a story of a couple waiting at a train station in Spain. The couple is facing a significant life changing decision; should the women get an abortion or keep the child. As they are communicating the conversation remains very vague and unreassuring. The couple never goes into detail of the abortion. Making the theme of this story: Clear communication is significant to make life decisions without creating doubt. Hemingway expands on this theme by using symbolism, Point…

Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, a renowned piece of literature, attracts the attention of many literary scholars. In this short story, a couple consisting of Jig, and the American, must decide whether or not to have an abortion. When first read, this story appears to have little depth and what the characters discuss is unclear. However after evaluation, it becomes clear that the story has much depth and is no longer about abortion but rather the emotions surrounding the situation…

Ernest Hemingway’s short story, ''Hills like White Elephants'', is about a couple traveling throughout Spain. The couple known as Jig, the woman and The American man, are set in a train station waiting upon the next train to Madrid. The story then transitions settings as they enter a bar where they drink beer and small talk while they wait. In this story, there is a form of communication being utilized by the couple, virtually through the use of codes, endeavoring not to speak on a certain…