Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants" is no doubt one of Hemingway's most superb work. ... Although Ernest Hemingway uses unclear and ambiguous language throughout this short story, it becomes visible what its true meaning is by analyzing the symbols such as the title or the power struggle between those two lovers. ... The white elephant in Hemingway's story is the unborn fetus. ... There is an abundance of symbols in this short story that surround the conversation of the American and the girl. ... It is truly a well written and deep story which shows one o...

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• Grade Level: High School

Decisions Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants- is a short story, which contains many symbols that can reveal the story's meaning. Hemingway's story does not say what is going on though it is up to the reader to figure out. ... Then a short story cannot be too specific because then it would not be a short story any longer. ... In this short story the American and his girlfriend are sitting on the café and the girl views from one side to another a couple of times. ... In the end I cannot say that this is the way Hemingway wants the reader to know the s...

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• Grade Level: High School

Decisions Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants- is a short story, which contains many symbols that can reveal the story's meaning. Hemingway's story does not say what is going on though it is up to the reader to figure out. ... Then a short story cannot be too specific because then it would not be a short story any longer. ... In this short story the American and his girlfriend are sitting on the café and the girl views from one side to another a couple of times. ... In the end I cannot say that this is the way Hemingway wants the reader to know the story bu...

• Word Count: 496
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In Ernest Hemingway's, "The Sun Also Rises," the majority of the central characters are a part of the "lost generation." Their existentialism mirrors the same lost faith and viewpoint on death that Hemingway lived by himself. ... " (74) In the same sense, this condition is also present in Hemingway's short story, "A Well Lighted Place." One cannot question the brutal truth Hemingway's literature reflects on his own life experiences. ... In addition, personal alcohol abuse as means to escape their empty reality is apparent in this story. ...

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Hemingway's short story "A Clean Well-Lighted Place- presents a café in which two waiters converse about their sole patron late one evening as they await his departure and the end of their shift. ... These three characters represent Hemingway's perception of himself past, present and future as well as others who share a similar conscience with him. ... Even though the story takes place during or near wartime as indicated by a soldier passing by on the street, the young man is indifferent to it as it does not affect him directly. ... In this passage Hemingway himself may be ...

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In the short story, the young waiter is the only character with a purpose in life. ... In the short story, both the deaf man and the older waiter favor being at the cafe. ... In the short story he does not include much repetition, other than the phrase, "the shadows of the leaves"" (1, 3). ... Hemingway's diction throughout the short story is one of the main ways that he expertly conveys his theme of nothingness. His minimalistic writing reveals an abundance of complex meaning behind his short story. ...

• Word Count: 976
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• Grade Level: High School