The Use of Narratives and Its Effect on Stories The use of narrative view are important for an author. It determines how the reader interpret the story and ultimately understanding the theme. In the work of “Hills Like White Elephant” Ernest Hemingway uses third person objective point of view to present the conflict of a young couple over the difficult decision of whether to have an abortion. In comparison to Hemingway’s work, “Great Falls” by Richard Ford, tells the story of the breakdown of
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townspeople all gather at a funeral, and share their experiences of the deceased, Emily Grierson, who is expressed as weak, and very reliable of her father. Similarly, in a “Hills Like White Elephants” expresses a woman named Jig getting manipulated and controlled by her lover into getting an abortion. Both in a “Hills of White Elephants” and in “A Rose for Emily” in two very different worlds, but both are examples of two woman who both are weak on their own decisions and rely on a male figure for self-reliance
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is no stranger to literature and life. Children can often be a deciding factor in relationships. Naturally, inner and outer conflicts may arise when a child in unexpectedly conceived. In Ernest 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
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Hills This short story placed in the early 1920's begins with two people talking and having drinks at a train junction between Barcelona and Madrid. An American man and a girl, probably nineteen or twenty years old, are waiting at a Spanish railway station for the express train that will take them from Barcelona to Madrid. They drink beers as well as two licorice-tasting drinks sitting in the hot shade and talk about what the American man says will be "a simple operation" for the girl. Through
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------------------------------------------------- Hills like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway (1927) The distant hills symbolize an exquisite place of escape—but these hills look like "white elephants" (an ironic detail). They remind her that consequences of the decision she faces might be costly. The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station
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JIG’S DEVELOPMENT OF MIND IN “HILLS LIKE WHITE ELEPHANT” Marta Benvinda dos Santos Silva[1] Márton Támas Gémes[2] In “Hills like white elephants”, a couple, Jig and the American, discuss whether an abortion is the best way to solve the problems they are having in their relationship. Their conversations show that the man is undoubtedly in favor of it. As he constantly repeats, it is “an awfully simple operation”. (HEMINGWAY, 1976, p. 40) Jig, on the other hand, seems to be very uncomfortable
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writer who was famous for his portrayal of gritty topics was Ernest Hemingway. One of his most memorable writding is titled “Hills like White Elephants”. These writers were able to write about challenging realistic new ideas such as freedom after the death of a love one, abortion, and adultery. Although some of these stories are deemed gritty, Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” deals with realistic issues couples often face. These writings also have ironic undertones such as, when Mrs. Mallards
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writer who was famous for his portrayal of gritty topics was Ernest Hemingway. One of his most memorable writding is titled “Hills like White Elephants”. These writers were able to write about challenging realistic new ideas such as freedom after the death of a love one, abortion, and adultery. Although some of these stories are deemed gritty, Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” deals with realistic issues couples often face. These writings also have ironic undertones such as, when Mrs. Mallards
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individual cares for the well being of the other. It is how the couple arrives at the conclusion of each problem faced that determines if the relationship is of value or not. In works of literature, such as; “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver, “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, and “Good People” by David Foster Wallace, the reader is introduced to couples who are at a disagreement with each other. Even though these are just works of fiction, each story portrays factors that compare to the
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Hills Like White Elephants Ernest Hemingway The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun. Close against the side of the station there was the warm shadow of the building and a curtain, made of strings of bamboo beads, hung across the open door into the bar, to keep out flies. The American and the girl with him sat at a table in the shade, outside the building. It was very hot and
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