"Hills Like White Elephants," written by Ernest Hemingway, is a captivating fictional story that is filled with hidden messages, themes, and symbolism. Hemingway's short story dates back to almost ninety years ago, initially appearing in a collection titled "Men Without Women" in 1927. ... Another theme portrayed in Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" is the feeling of doubt and ambiguity. ... Finally, the last example of symbolism Hemingway portrays in this story is the train station itself. ... "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemi...

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The short story, "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, and the novella, "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, both contain covert alternate meanings that emanate from the authors' literary style preferences. ... Ernest Hemingway uses a literary style called the "Iceberg Theory" to convey only the information that he feels is pertinent, and leaves the rest to the reader to determine. ... Kafka's and Hemingway's works are similar in that they both stray from the grander narrative. ... Both Kafka and Hemingway exhibit, through their styles of...

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"They look like white elephants," she said (Hemingway 237). ... "On this side there was no shade and no trees" (Hemingway 236). ... "The station was between two lines of rails in the sun" (Hemingway 236). ... "We want two Anis del Toro" (Hemingway 237). ... In conclusion, Ernest Hemingway's short story "Hills like White Elephants" is about a couple struggling to deal with an unwanted pregnancy. ...

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Part of the reason for this---and I feel that it was done intentionally by Hemingway ---is the manner in which his adversities were played out. ... This goes to show how big of an influence a father had on both Nick's as well as Ernest Hemingway's life. One may wonder the reason that Hemingway included such a harsh and unusual incident in one of his stories" beginnings---by this, I mean the suicide of the Indian. The reason for this is quite lucid; it is to prepare the reader for what is to follow in the world of Nick Adams, the world as Hemingway saw it. ... Another story where...

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