Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hills Like White Elephants
In "Hills Like White Elephants", by Ernest Hemingway, the story takes place at a train station in Spain. The conversation that goes back and forth is between an American man, and a girl named Jig. On a hot day, the two characters enjoy a few drinks and look out at the hills. The conversation quickly switched over from talking about drinking to an operation that Jig must have. The American man is trying to convince Jig that it is nothing, and that she shouldn't be worried, and she seems very naive about the whole situation. You can assume that they are talking about Jig having an abortion, through the conversation they are having. After they go back and forth on the decision, Jig tries to convince the American that she is fine; even though she might not want to go through with the abortion.
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