Hills Like White Elephants. By Ernest Hemingway. The setting takes place at a train station in Spain, somewhere between Madrid and Barcelona by the Ebro River. It is during the Summer, since it is described as being unbearably hot. The American man and a younger female he calls Jig, are sitting at a bar by the station, waiting for the next train to Madrid drinking beer and talking. It is a very simple plot, it all takes place on one day at one location. The famous American writer Ernest Hemingway
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”Hills like white elephant” Hemingway starts “Hills Like White Elephants” at a train station to give us the idea about the relationship between the American man and the girl is like a crossroad. Planted in the middle of a desolate valley, the station isn’t the end of their destination but merely a stopping point between Barcelona and Madrid. The main characters, must there after decide where to go, in this case, whether to go with each other and continue their relationship. The contrast between
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The short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is about the interaction of two lovers and the impact pregnancy has had on their relationship. Hemingway uses objective point of view telling the readers what the characters are saying and doing, but not providing any reason for what they say or do or how they feel about it. The story takes place at a small rail station with tracks on two sides. One rail leads to Madrid and the other Barcelona. The story itself is constructed mostly
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Hills like white elephants “Hills Like White Elephants” is a short fiction story written by Ernest Hemingway. The story is about a couple and we only know them as the American and his girl Jig. In the beginning of the story they are sitting at a station bar in Ebro in Spain having a beer and waiting for their train to arrive. Jig looks out of the window and she looks at the hills across the valley and tells her boyfriend that they look like white elephants. As they are sitting at the table “Jig”
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The Central Idea of “Hills Like White Elephants,” by Ernest Hemingway. The short story “Hills like White Elephants,” by Ernest Hemingway, mainly focuses on the conversation between a young couple, the American and the girl, as they wait for the train to Madrid at a Spanish station. While waiting for the train, the pair sit in a bar and talk about their drinks and the scenery. The girl looks at the nearby hills and compares them to white elephants. The conversation then turns more fiercely as the
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Through out the story “Hills Like White Elephants”, Ernest Hemingway shows different views on abortion by explaining different scenic views. In the story, the couple was at a train station debating on going to two different places. The one way of the crossroad displayed a brown, dry, barren type of scenery. The other way on the other hand, had a pleasant, full of life type of background. There were trees, a river, plenty of green plants and one cloud that was going by. To the average reader
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In the short story Hills Like White Elephant , Hemingway unveils important problems of life , family values and decision to make an abortion . Hemingway observes and records human 's behavior and actions of people faced with moral and ethical problems . The use of an objective narrator and the choices of settings and objects support the situation and shape the atmosphere in the story . Thesis Hemingway skillfully uses settings , dialogue and symbolism to develop the story conflict Using specific
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Setting the Scene for Conflict: A Structural Analysis of “Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” is a short story that takes place in Spain and is centralized upon the two main characters. Hemingway is able to focus this story on the current conflict in the lives of these characters through many means. The way the dialogue is presented contributes to the setting, ultimately contributing to the conflict, which is abortion. Hemingway has structured
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Hills Like White Elephants In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, a girl and a man discuss weather or not she should have an abortion. Because the man and the girl have different views on this subject, they argue continually throughout the story. The man is extremely selfish and is only looking out for his own well-being. “I think it’s the best thing to do. But I don’t want you to do it if you don’t really want to.” If he really wanted her to give her opinion
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Hills Like White Elephants” was written in 1927 by Ernest Hemmingway and was an important piece in Hemingway’s second collection of short stories – “Men Without Women”. The entire story can simply summarize into one sentence that an American man tries to persuade a girl to have an operation while they are waiting for a train to Madrid in a station. In the story, Hemingway does not tell readers directly what kind of operation it is. However, as readers keep reading the story, we could tell it is
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