Hills like white elephants
Patrick Burchett
Mrs.Pae
"Jig vs. the American"
In Ernest Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants' the girl (Jig) and the American man are discussing the possibility of Jig, getting an abortion. The reader feels that Hemingway uses "Hills" as a pregnant woman's stomach and the "White Elephants" as unwanted gifts; for the title. Jig decides not to go through with the abortion in this story. This is shown through the choices they have to choose …
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…they decide not to have the abortion.
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