1. Analysis of Hills Like White Elephants
... between the couple to tell his 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. In the title, Hemingway relates the ... make the decision. An important factor in this story is how the author uses two specific symbols to portray the couple's indecisiveness, the two railroad tracks and the alcohol consumption. "The station was between two lines of rails in the sun" (Hemingway 236). Conventionally a train goes one wa...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate