An Analysis of Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" "Hills Like White Elephants", by Ernest Hemingway, is a short story published in 1927, which is set at a train station in Spain. ... Although this short story crosses timelines to become relevant to both the early twentieth century and today, Hemingway uses setting and symbolism throughout the story to show that making a decision on whether to have an abortion or not is indeed a difficult decision to make. ... Our first encounter with Hemingway's symbolism is in the title, "Hills Like White Elephants", which offers...

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In this short story, "Hills like White Elephants", Hemingway relies on the use of symbolism throughout the story to describe a very complex issue that has encountered Jig and The American, the main characters in the story. ... First published in 1927, the short-story elaborates on how the couple is traveling through the European country of Spain; Jig unexpectedly finds out she is pregnant and is plagued with the decision to have an abortion. ... Hemingway incorporates the setting of the story to emphasize whether or not the couple will go through with the abortion. ... In conclusion,...

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"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. ... " The majority of Hemingway's short stories overly demonstrate masculinity, but "Hills Like White Elephants" displays a much more rational viewpoint from that of a woman. ... Finally, the last example of symbolism Hemingway portrays in this story is the train stat...

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In the short story "Hills Like White Elephants" the author Ernest Hemingway sets the setting in about the 1930's of an "American" and a "girl" sitting at a table together in a small train station bar somewhere between Barcelona and Madrid. ... The landscape has powerful symbolic dimensions in the story. ... The railway station with the two lines of rails going in both directions forever, but leading to nowhere is another symbol that Hemingway put in his story. ... In the title Hemingway uses the world "white elephant" looking up the definition of the world, "An article, ornament no longer...

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Hills Like White Elephants By Ernest Hemingway Hills Like White Elephants Hills Like White Elephants, is a short story, written by author Ernest Hemingway. ... It is the end of the story that makes me think this. ... Early in the story we get a glimpse at Jig's disgust with her male partner. ... In conclusion, Ernest Hemingway's short story Hills Like White Elephants is about a man and a woman struggling to deal with an unwanted baby. The author, Hemingway, never explicitly tells us what the girl decides to do about the baby, but he does give us enough clues to figure out what she...

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