Something abstract that looms about her mind. ... Garner clearly shows her sense of consideration for her state of mind. ... Whether intentional or subconscious, Garner places a keyhole on the head of the mannequin. ... This keyhole is not for locking Garner out of her mind. ... The lock keeps Garner from freeing her mind of this recession and keeps her struggling on alone. ...
By using that expression she is trying to bring up the "elephant in the room" which is the abortion, yet the American doesn't realize it right away and he subconsciously uses an ironic term by stating that he has "never seen one". ... Though Jig showed signs of not wanting the baby, she changes her mind later on by saying the hills in fact don't really look like white elephants,but are actually " lovely hills". ...
This brings to her mind waiting for a bus in San Francisco. ... As fast as that thought comes to her mind, she forgets about it, and justifies herself, that her height is much taller than most Chinese women. ... Sensory images of "skintingling" (Tan 263) and "blood rushing"(Tan 263) arise as she reaches ahead with excitement to welcome what is coming, but she must process these deeply through these changes with her mind and soul. ... In fact, it is an evident expression of her subconscious questions about her own lack of emotional safety as she struggles to embrace a new ph...
