Scott Fitzgerald being extremely successful. ... Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899. ... He befriends Nick once he finds out that Nick is related to Daisy; Daisy being the love of Gatsby's life. ... Money is an object of little importance. ... They have short hairstyles, bad habits like drinking and smoking, and dress provocatively....
"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. ... It shows that being pregnant is no small thing. ... Being pregnant ties a mother down, making her less mobile and more stationary, just like the hills. The element of the railroad station is symbolic of being at the crossroads of life during a time of crisis. ... Hemingway's writing symbols gives hidden meanings that are significant and of great importance to this story....
