was the love of his life. The narrator was told not to marry because he .
could lose everything which really put back in focus what is in .
important, the love of ones life.
This surprisingly had a great effect on Ernest's life. Ernest was .
married four times. He could never settle down with just one woman. For .
that matter, he couldn't settle down anywhere for a long period of .
time. He was afraid he would grow too attached to something and then lose .
it. "A man must not marry.he cannot marry, he cannot marry, if he .
was to lose everything, he shouldn't not place himself in the position to .
lose that. He should not place himself in a position to lose. He .
should find things he cannot lose." (Hemingway 582) Hemingway practically .
lived by these words that the major said to the narrator in "In Another .
Country".
In Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants", a .
couple is depicted, primarily through dialogue, in a conflict over an .
issue which is really never mentioned, but is obviously an abortion. The .
story takes place at a railroad station in the Ebro Valley of Spain. The .
issues discussed in the story are amazingly similar to events which .
haunted Ernest's life. The characteristics of the man portrayed in the .
story are depictive of Ernest. .
One prevalent theme within the story "Hills Like White Elephants" is .
alcohol. The story takes place in a bar at a railway station and begins .
with a man and a woman sampling various alcoholic drinks which include .
"cervezas" and "Anis del Toros." It becomes clear that drinking is a .
major part of the couple's relationship when the woman later remarks, .
"That's all we do, isn't it. . . try new drinks."(Hemmingway 422).
Alcohol played an extremely significant and extensive role in Ernest's .
life. Ernest commonly visited bars in the morning and would drink .
throughout the remainder of the day. Ernest's fourth wife, Mary, commented .
that she and Ernest "drank champagne and brandy always" (Hemingway .