The narrator further denigrates the blind man by considering how dreadful it must have been for Beulah not to have been seen by the man she loved. ... The narrator is unhappy about the blind man's visit. ... A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to." ... She saw an advertisement for a job reading to a blind man. ... But she and the blind man kept in touch. ...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants," is a narrative "in which little actually 'happens'" to the protagonists, which means that almost all of the substance emerges from the vague dialogue between the man and the girl, Jig (Link 3). ... Scholars have suggested the white elephant may be the man himself, or the couple's relationship or the costly act of getting an abortion (Link 4). ... Several signs that support the affair theory between the man and the girl are that the man takes control of the conversation from the beginning, he often ...

• Word Count: 3072
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate