...Analysis of Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” In Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills Like White Elephants," the decision on whether or not to have an abortion puts strain on the characters’ relationship. The two characters, Jig and the American, have differing views on abortion. Hemingway uses the elements of symbolism and dialogue to portray such a serious conversation in which a major life decision is about to be made. Like the proverbial elephant in the room that everyone sees, but no one wants to acknowledge, not once is the subject of abortion mentioned, but it is implied. The reader must be willing to read what is not there. While most writers set the stage for their readers, Hemingway leaves the interpretation completely up to the reader. This story takes place in 1926 in Spain, a country where abortion was illegal until 2009 (“History of Abortion”.) The fact that the procedure was illegal is probably why the word abortion was never mentioned during their public conversation in the bar. Money is obviously not an issue for the American as referenced to the many hotel stickers on their suitcases and as we know, money can buy anything including medical services. Jig is interpreted as a young and naïve girl, who is struggling with the decision that is laid upon her. The American is interpreted as an harsh, manly man who is adamant during his dialogue about what he wants, even to the point of trying to downplay the procedure by stating that it was an “awfully...
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...Man VS. Woman: A Literary Analysis Of Conflicts In Two Stories Gena Jones ENG125: Introduction To Literature Instructor: Denya Ciuffo August 31, 2015 Man VS. Woman: A Literary Analysis Of Conflicts In Two Stories In the short stories “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, there is a very similar conflict of Individual vs. Individual between the men and the women that represents the constant struggle for power in the human relationship. While “Sweat” allows us to see the resolution of conflicts by the end of the story, “Hills Like White Elephants” presents us with these conflicts and does not really give us clear resolution in the end. Imagery and epiphany are techniques used in both stories to give the reader more detail as to the nature of the conflict. Plot as a literary technique is present in “Sweat,” but absent in “Hills Like White Elephants” and this has an impact on the understanding and resolution of conflict in both stories as well. Through careful analysis, I will demonstrate how plot, imagery, and epiphany as literary techniques give depth and meaning to the conflict of Individual vs. Individual in both “Sweat” and “Hills Like White Elephants. In the short story “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston, we see a conflict between a lazy man and his hard-working wife. “Sweat” is about a woman named Delia Jones who picks up and launders other people’s clothes to make a living, while her husband lives off of the money she makes...
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... BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK THEORETICAL II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE RELATED LITERATURE LOCAL/FOREIGN RELATED STUDY LOCAL/FOREIGN III. PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ASSUMPTION OF THE STUDY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY SCOPE AND LIMITATION DEFINITON OF TERMS IV. METHODOLOGY METHODS OF PROCEDURE DESIGNS REFERENCES CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The Manila Hotel is a 570-room five star hotel in Manila, Philippines, Located in the heart of the Manila Bay area. The Manila Hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines, built in 1909 to rival Malacanang Palace, where the Philippine president now lives, and opened in 1912. It was built on 3.5 hectares (376,736.9 sq ft) of the land along Roxas Boulevard. It was the residence of General Douglas MacArthur from 1935 to 1941. On January 17, 2008, at the Number One Rizal Park, the Manila hotel Tent City’s blessing and grand opening was held at 5:00 p.m. its conference halls seat 7,000 guests, and it will accommodate another 2,500 guests, for wedding, reception, anniversaries, conventions, and exhibitions. The hotel...
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...Interpretation and Bridging Gaps In his approach to Reader-Response criticism, Wolfgang Iser stands between subjectivity and objectivity. For him, literary texts do not have one final meaning; nor are they open to as many meanings as there are readers. Iser’s two major books, The Implied Reader (1974) and The Act of Reading (1978), have continued to be sold and reprinted; he has also published an abundance of more recent articles. Iser distinguishes literary texts from non-literary ones and presents us with a phenomenology of reading that has significant implications for literary interpretation. He draws a distinction between literature and non-literature in the book titled: The Act of Reading: A Theory of Aesthetic Response and says: “Literary texts do not contain a referential meaning; if they did, they would not be literature.” Iser’s primary concern is the relationship between the text and its readers. According to Iser, the literary text has a ‘potential’, and ‘the structure of the text allows for different ways’ of fulfilling its ‘potential’. (qtd. The Act of Reading, 13) I believe that to achieve this effect, the literary text conceals as it reveals. The presence of holes or gaps in the text invites the reader to fill in the gaps, but the reader’s activity is guided and molded by that what is revealed. Iser’s blanks come with his points of suspended connectability between segments of the text. (qtd. The Act of Reading, 13) He focuses on the role of the reader...
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...Hemingway’s ambiguously ending short story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, a man, referred to as “the American”, and a girl, Jig, sip on drinks at a train station as they talk of whether or not to have an abortion. David Foster Wallace’s short story, “Good People”, portrays a story line similar to Hemingway’s and follows the tumultuous thoughts of nineteen-year-old Lane Dean Jr. as he sits on a bench in quiet with his, equally submersed in thought, pregnant girlfriend Sheri. Writer Nilofer Hashmi asserts in her analytical essay, “’Hills Like White Elephants’: The Jilting of Jig,” that in Ernest Hemingway’s story the girl will go through with the abortion, but the American leaving her. Evidence exists, however, to prove that Jig will in fact have the abortion and the American will stay. Similarly, but entirely contrasting to Hashmi’s assertion, “Good People” insinuates that Lane will ultimately stay with Sheri should she fulfill his predictions and tell him she will raise the baby. Aspects such as whether or not love exists between the couples, the difference between Foster Wallace’s and Hemingway’s depiction and portrayal of the males and females, and symbolism disprove Hashmi’s analysis in favor of the previously proposed scenarios. Whether or not the relationship contains any sort of love separates Hemingway and Foster Wallace’s short stories. Love does not exist between the American and the girl in “Hills Like White Elephants”. Hashmi correctly proposes that Jig, who believes the...
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...Nordic Journal of African Studies 14(3): 368–383 (2005) The Yorùbá Animal Metaphors: Analysis and Interpretation ADÉSOLÁ OLÁTÉJÚ University of Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT The paper undertakes a study of animal metaphors in the Yorùbá language with a view to highlighting the stylistic and communicative potentials of these metaphors. To achieve the set objective, the animals – domestic and wild – involved in metaphors and their individual distinctive characteristic features that motivate their metaphorical interpretations are highlighted. The paper also discusses the sources of animal metaphors, which are said to be located in three areas, namely: the Yorùbá naming culture, animal characteristic habits and behaviour, and the Yorùbá poetry. In discussing the metaphorical processes involved in the interpretation of animal-related metaphors, a two-dimensional approach is adopted: stylistic and cultural. In the first, the semantic features of animals involved in metaphors are decomposed into semantic markers that are of two types. The first is the High Priority Semantic Markers (HPSM), which determine the cognitive/conceptual meaning of the metaphors, and the second is the Low Priority Semantic Markers (LPSM), which determine the secondary metaphorical interpretation. Animal metaphors involve transference of meanings, and whatever meanings or interpretations are assigned to a particular animal metaphor, are culture and context dependent. The paper concludes with stylistic and...
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...were to look at a history of global economics over the years, you would find that many countries achieve (and sometimes fall from) economic superpower status. Examples of such countries include the U.S, the U.K, and Japan. The most current countries to join that list are India and China. However, whether they stay that way has yet to be seen. The Elephant and the Dragon written by Robyn Meredith takes a look at both countries’ rise to economic superpower status, and how it affects us now as well as the future. To achieve this Meredith begins with a recent history of each of the countries by examining the political and social factors related to the each of the countries’ rise. This is followed with a look into some of the economic similarities and differences between India and China as well as how the reforms both countries have in place affect U.S businesses and citizens. Through this process Meredith truly gives a truly complete experience with past, present and future analyzed. Unfortunately, there are certain areas of the book where issues with the material and Meredith’s interpretation arise. The first two chapters in The Elephant and the Dragon delve into the pasts of China and India, and the policies that made their growth possible. Meredith begins her look into China by looking at the effects of Mao’s rule. A major point that is brought up is Mao’s policy to collectivize farming. The policy to collectivize farming resulted in a 40% drop in agricultural production and...
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...Experiment #6-FREE FALL FALLING BODIES OBJECTIVES: 1.To describe how the velocity and acceleration of an object change over time when falling under the influence of gravity and to explain why such changes are observed. 2. To determine gravitational acceleration by studying the velocity of a falling object as a function of time. INTRODUCTION: Everything on Earth is under the influence of it’s gravitational field keeping us from jumping of respected measure high.Along with this things that are on Earth,there are objects that are soon to be on Earth’s surface,falling objects have certain interactions with Earth’s gravity.Air resistance is a factor of free-falling objects.Since Earth has an atmosphere,the speed of which objects fall at are not constant. While you are falling, you will probably feel as if you are floating—or not even moving at all. Falling is relational—if there is nothing to fall toward, you may not even be aware that you’re falling. If there is no ground, gravity might be low and you’ll feel weightless. Objects will stay suspended if you let go of them. Whole societies around you may be falling just as you are. And it may actually feel like perfect stasis—as if history and time have ended and you can’t even remember that time ever moved forward. A free falling object is an object that is falling under the sole influence of gravity. Any object that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state of free fall. ...
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...1.1 My own capability and readiness To deliver and prepare for the Activity 1 I was using Systematic Training Cycle, where it says: Identify Training needs Setting training objectives Plan the training Implement the training Evaluate the course Analysis and review Identify Training needs For training I had to identify participant-training needs, had to answer a question: why did I decide to conduct customer service training. And what needs should be improved during this training. My current job is related to customer service in that point my own confidence was high to this subject. Absolutely, ready for any questions, after session or during the Training. Setting objectives To set Smart objectives, which should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound for my 30 min session. An ideas and range choice of training material I got in Internet and CIPD website also Course Companion. Had to mark areas to cover essential work-related skills. What knowledge participants have to demonstrate at the end of the training session. To begin, I created a training plan include information and length of each topic, very important timing of each objective. Preparation To present myself at the course in had to unsure that I am dressed in the way that meets the expectations of the workshop. During training my body language should show confidence. Making eye contact with participant, had to show attention to the group. For better delivery of training...
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...Negotiation Analysis Abstract There is an elephant in the room. Working capital in the form of excess inventory has had a debilitating effect on my business over the past ten months. Although the numbers speak loudly and the issue is agreed upon by business leadership and cross functional teams, the actual plan to get the inventory back to meeting goals and business requirements (demand) is not in place. I chose to eat the elephant. In order to do this, I needed to use negotiation skills to get the leadership team partnership and agreed upon vision and strategy. Once this was secured, I need a team of influential, get-the-job-done managers throughout the company to come together as one voice. I have written on my issue awareness, strategy to partner, tactics used to incite the business and working plan to execute. Changing Two Decades of Culture One year ago, I took a new job with the mission of improving business processes for an $8 billion Agricultural company. As I invested my time in relationship building and complete understanding of current state of business, I discovered a gaping issue that affected all business areas and ultimately, our business unit’s bottom line. The issue is excessive working capital in the direct form of excess physical inventory. The business numbers easily state the issue and once a month the leaders meet to discuss why and how to correct for the next month. My company is culturally driven and very people...
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...10/9/12 Formal Analysis of Samsung’s “The Next Big Thing Is Already Here” Ad In Samsung’s latest commercial spot for the Samsung Galaxy S3 it is clear that the iPhone 5 is the elephant in the room. Samsung has long pitched its Galaxy smartphone by highlighting its larger screen and 4G capability, but now they are taking a less conciliatory approach: putting on the gloves and taking their Galaxy S3 toe-to-toe with Apple’s iPhone 5. Samsung is clearly going for the proverbial jugular by taking on the “next big thing” factor that comes along with every Apple product launch. Without skipping a beat, Apple has managed to put out one blockbuster after another, and whether it is the iPod, the iPad, or the iPhone, they have all revolutionized how people interact with technology. Samsung is trying to remind its target audience through their latest ad campaign that Apple has not just conceded their edge in putting out revolutionary products to Samsung, but that all the secrecy and hype surrounding their product launches is growing stale even among their customer base. The commercial starts in Chicago with an Apple fanboy waiting in line at an Apple Store to get an iPhone 5. He then tells the person next to him, “They’re saying that this phone is going to be like a precious jewel!” which elicits oohs and ahs from the people in line around him. The scene then flips to San Francisco, where another Apple fanboy has his mind blown after he hears Apple is going to put the headphone...
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...The analysis of the text “The Lumber - Room” by H. Munro. The text under analysis is written by an outstanding British novelist and a short – story writer Hector Munro. He was born in 1870 and died in 1916.Also he is better known for his pseudonym Saki. Owing to the death of his mother and his father’s absence abroad he was brought up during his childhood, with his elder brother and sister by a grandmother and two aunts. It seems probable that their stern and unsympathetic methods account for Munro’s strong dislike of anything that smacks of the conventional and the self-righteous. He satirized things that he hated. H. H. Munro is best known for his humorous and very interesting short stories. He often used black humour language in his stories. It is a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic. He used it in order to deride the human vices and to show inefficiency of actions of moralistic, hypocritical persons. Munro was killed on the French front during the First World War. His sister in her Biography of Saki writes: “One of Munro’s aunts, Augusta, was a woman of ungovernable temper, of fierce likes and dislikes, imperious, and moral coward, possessing no brains worth speaking of, and a primitive disposition.” Naturally the last person who should have been in charge of children. The character of the aunt in the Lumber – Room is Aunt Augusta to the life. The text tells...
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...Case Study #1: Relationship Analysis Andy Overview of the Scenario Leon and Angela have been going out for the past six months. Leon is Angela's first serious boyfriend and she is deeply in love with him. Leon likes Angela a lot but thinks he would be missing out on a lot if he took monogamy too seriously. However, he likes the feeling of being in a relationship and genuinely enjoys spending time with Angela. Leon was recently at a party without Angela and met another girl. He asked her back to his room to listen to music, which soon turned into a make-out session. Tired of sitting alone in her dorm, Angela decided to visit Leon. Walking into Leon's room, she was devastated to see Leon with another woman. After she calmed down (and the other girl left), Leon managed to talk his way out of the doghouse. Angela forgave Leon, but later that week she saw him at a local coffee house with the same girl. Personal Experience Although I've never been cheated on, or had major problems with trust, my previous partner was extremely dominating. She had random mood swings at times, and because she had revolved her entire life around simply us, I would always be the scapegoat to every one of her problems. She loved to push my hot buttons when I wouldn't respond or pay attention to her. I'm a very happy-go-lucky type of guy so it takes a lot to get me to snap, but she knew the things to say that would ultimately get the reaction she wanted from me. Towards the end she became very emotionally...
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...As the outcome of the research is the report — I have included in Appendix A the outline that needs to be followed when writing a research report. The sample questionnaire used in the article is presented in Appendix B 1 Introduction Every stage of marketing research is important but the most important stage is the designing of questionnaire since if the questionnaire design is faulty then no amount of clever interviewing, analysis and interpretations can provide meaningful answers. Questionnaire is the basic research tool and can be defined as collection of a formalised set of questions — drawn up with the research problem in mind — used for obtaining information from the respondent for finding solutions to the research problem. The various steps in questionnaire design can be classified as follows:(i) Identifying constructs to be measured (ii) Preparing the questionnaire flow (iii) Deciding the type of questions (iv) Wording and writing the questions (v) Piloting the Questionnaire (vi) Administering the questionnaire. The problems of analysis and reporting is outside the scope of this article and shall be discussed in details. However, to provide a standard structure to the report,...
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...Buddhist Temple Complex Ramu, Cox’s Bazaar Tabassum Ahmed Department of Architecture North South University 1 Buddhist Temple Complex Ramu, Cox’s Bazaar A Design Dissertation submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) in the Faculty of North South University, Dhaka. The textual and visual contents of the Design Dissertation are the intellectual output of the student mentioned below unless otherwise mentioned. Information given within this Design Dissertation is true to the best knowledge of the student mentioned below. All possible efforts have been made by the author to acknowledge the secondary sources information. Right to further modification and/or publication of this Design Dissertation in any form belongs to its author. Contents within this Design Dissertation can be reproduced with due acknowledgment for academic purposes only without written consent from the author. Tabassum Ahmed 083163010 Dept. of Architecture North South University Dhaka 2012 2 Dedication To the Buddhist community of Ramu 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am thankful to Allah for giving me patience and strength to cope with the everyday hurdles in this whole journey of architecture. My deepest gratitude extends to my faculty, Dr. Shayer Ghafur for his constant guidance and support throughout this dissertation. I am thankful to Professor Haroon Ur Rashid for helping me to understand this...
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