1. White Elephants
In society white elephants can be seen in different ways. ... The white elephant represents the unborn child and is seen differently by both parents. ... This seems like an unusual stance to take but Banks wanted to make it clear that his point was not about women or men but about the races of these two people, and he did want you to sympathize with the minority who was the man. "Black Man and White Woman- unlike "Hills like White Elephants" contains a lot of physical descriptions about the characters. Banks makes it clear from the beginning that the man is black and that the woman is whit...
- Word Count: 2067
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate