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Hills Like White Elephants

Hills Like White Elephants is a short story by Ernest Hemingway, first published in August 1927. The story focuses on two characters, the girl and the American, during a tense conversation. While the topic of this conversation is elusive, through Hemingway's use of symbolism and descriptive language, it becomes clear that the two characters are not mearly having a casual talk, but are discussing something serious and impactful.

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What parallel lines are present in Hemingway's hills like white elephants?

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Hemingway uses the literary technique of "compression" in the dialog between the man and woman. The characters never quite say what they really think, and the reader has to work out the subject of their conversation from the context of what they actually do say.

Where does hills like the elephants take place at?

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Type your answer herA.A Spanish train station

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Hills Like White Elephants theme?

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The conflict in "hills like white elephants" is both internal and external. The man and girl arguing are in conflict (man vs. man). The internal struggle of the man concerning whether to allow his girlfriend to get an abortion is only implied (man vs. self). However, it is still prevelant.

How does Hemingway use simple direct language to create a detached tone in his narrative in Hills like White Elephants?

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"Hills like White Elephants" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway. In his narrative, Hemingway uses a simple direct language to create a detached tone by using simple verbs and nouns, he avoided excessive and unnecessary details and he avoided describing his the emotions and thoughts of his characters directly.

What is the setting for Hills Like White Elephants?

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It is at a train station near the Ebro valley. Yeah man that's what the setting is of another bbbbbbeautiful masterpiece by the man, EEEEEErnesto Hemingway. Yeah dawg

Hills Like White Elephants Characters. who does the author sympathize with?

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The author of "Hills Like White Elephants" is Ernest Hemingway. It is a short story written by Hemingway in 1927 and was first published in the collection known as "Men Without Women".

What is the exposition in hills like white elephants?

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Atrain station in the spanish countryside

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Criticize hills like white elephants by Ernest Hemingway?

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The rising action is when the American and the girl are arguing about the world and how Jig thinks they can have it but the man says that it is not theres any more.

What are the comparisons in the storm by kate chpin and hills like white elephants?

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Hills like white elephant by Chopin and The Storm by

Plot summary of Hills Like White Elephants?

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"Hills Like White Elephants" revolves around a man and a woman (who are together) having a conversation at a train station. The conversation is about whether or not the woman should have a "procedure" or "operation." Symbolism is used throughout the short story, but it is never directly said what the operation actually is. However, there are clues and symbols that the procedure talked about is an abortion. The boyfriend is trying to convince her to have the abortion, while she is questioning the matter.

What is the rising action of the story Hills Like White Elephants?

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The train does not arrive during the story --> the baby will not arrive (Jig chooses the abortion)

What is Juxtaposed of the story of an hour?

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the difference between Josephine and Mrs. Mallard

What are the relationship of the man and the girl in the Hills like white elephants?

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The actually both have different views, the man sees her as a drinking friend, someone who he isn't emotionally attached to other than the fact they hang out a lot. The girls view is different because although she views him the same she also wants to make more out of it.

Which three characters are in hills like white elephants?

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A man, a girl, and a bartender

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Are hills like white elephants story pro-life or pro-choice?

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It is a pro-life story. By deciding to keep her baby, the woman chooses life, which is symbolized by the beautiful grain and trees, river, and mountains. This is a stark comparison to the brown and dry land which symbolizes abortion in the story.