In "Hills Like White Elephants" there is a commonplace opinion that the implied meaning of the two characters' discussion is about whether the girl should go through with getting an abortion (Link 4). ... Scholars have suggested the white elephant may be the man himself, or the couple's relationship or the costly act of getting an abortion (Link 4). ... The short story introduces the two people as "The American and the girl with him," which leaves a very vague understanding of how they know each other or why they are together (Hemingway 1). ... To explain the fac...

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