Hemingway's Hills "Hills Like White Elephants" by Earnest Hemingway is a short story about the American and Jig's lack of good communication. ... The story begins with a description of the setting. ... At this point in the story, I thought that Hemingway was just trying to start another tale of his. ... To clarify, Hemingway is showing the reader the boyfriend's supremacy over her. ... Hemingway also uses the actual train station, another part of the setting, as a symbol. ...

• Word Count: 1311
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"A Clean Well Lighted Place" and "Hills Like White Elephants" Two of Ernest Hemingway's most famously short, short stories are "A Clean Well Lighted Place" and "Hills Like White Elephants." ... There are always two typical types of characters in a Hemingway story; the wise, compassionate, knowledgeable character and the ignorant, self-absorbed, careless character, and these two stories are no exception. ... Though Hemingway never specifically states the word "abortion" in the story, he implies the word by the reactions of the characters in the conversation. ... Hemingway also u...

• Word Count: 1632
• Approx Pages: 7

"Hills Like White Elephants," by Ernest Hemingway is a short story about an American man and a girl named Jig who are confronted with a difficult issue of whether or not terminate a pregnancy. ... Hemingway uses symbolism through alcohol, the hills, the white elephants, and the train station to develop the theme of the story. Hemingway's writing style in this story is well crafted. ... Hemingway uses the hills in this story to symbolize many things. ... Hemingway's writing symbols gives hidden meanings that are significant and of great importance to this story....

• Word Count: 1455
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School