On one side there is no shade, no trees, only hills, which are white, like elephants. On the other side there is a river (the banks of Ebro) and fields of grain. ... The dry side of the station symbolizes that there is no life, nothing can grow there. The other green side with the river and the trees symbolizes life. ... The meaning of the symbols for example the trees and the river on one side and the dry side means that on one side there is life and growth and on the other there is no life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

On one side there is no shade, no trees, only hills, which are white, like elephants. On the other side there is a river (the banks of Ebro) and fields of grain. ... The dry side of the station symbolizes that there is no life, nothing can grow there. The other green side with the river and the trees symbolizes life. ... The meaning of the symbols for example the trees and the river on one side and the dry side means that on one side there is life and growth and on the other there is no life. ...

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On one side of the station, there is vegetation and "fields of grain"; the other side is dry and barren. ... The choice to have the abortion is represented by the dry and barren side, while the lush fields of grain represent the fertility of having the baby. ... In another instance the beaded curtain separates the barroom where other patrons are sitting from where the couple is sitting. ... Later in the story there fields of grain and a river, which symbolizes the child and beyond the river are mountains, which suggest that if she keeps the child there will be difficulty between the couple....

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Across, on the other side, were fields of grain and trees along the banks of the Ebro. Far away, beyond the river, were mountains. The shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain and she saw the river through the trees. ...

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One side must stop fighting" (50). The love between Catherine and Frederick must outlast long separations, life-threatening war-time situations, and the uncertainty of each other's whereabouts or condition. ... Henry decides he has had enough of the war and runs into the river to escape after he is arrested by the battle police for the crime of not being Italian. ... Henry wants to be by Catherine's side but the nurse does not let him in the room and he knows that Catherine will not survive. ... The nurse signals him to come into the room and he approaches Catherine and begins to ...

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On the side of the tracks were the American and the Jig are waiting, the country is "brown and dry,"(248) like everything is lifeless and does not belong. On the other side, were there are fields of grain and green tree, the river, beautiful mountains that look like "white elephants" in the sun. Life seems to be more enjoyable over there on the other side of the tracks, the side Jig wants to be on but can't because of complications. ... We do not know if they will continue their relationship parallel or go into opposite direction, and live their own lives apart form each other. ... On the...

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As Henry and the other drivers are walking back to Udine they get attacked. ... The next day at a bridge over a flooded river, chaos broke out and corrupt Italian soldiers captured Henry. Knowing that he is going to be executed he escapes by jumping into the river. ... Henry stayed by her side until the moment she passed. ...

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This was the basis for Across the River and into the Trees. ... Across the River and Into the Trees, was Hemingway's first novel in a decade. ... No writer who knows the great writers who did not receive the prize can accept it other than with humility. ... He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. ... The drugs he was on had the side effect of making him depressed, and he relied more and more on alcohol. ...

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Most of the other characters have yet to find the values. ... All the rivers run into the sea . . . unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again." ... One hill on one side of the station is dull, desolate, and barren; "it had no shade and no trees-, very desert like. However, the other hill on the other side of the station is beautiful, plentiful in nature, and had "fields of grain and tress along the banks of the Ebro River."" Also on each side of the station where each hill is, there is a train track. ...

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• Grade Level: High School