The Production of Hills like White Elephants
Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway explores the idea of abortion and the argument that comes with it. I will be creating a production to help bring to light some of the key and critical points throughout the story. First, I will be introducing the idea of sterility and fecundity through my layout of the production. However, through specific dialogue I will be able to highlight the critical moments in the story. Finally, the ending of the story will be an important piece to my production as it will leave many lingering thoughts and questions. Through the production of Hills like White Elephants I hope to leave the reading pondering the idea as to if the American and the girl stay together …show more content…
I will carefully choose specific dialogue from the story to highlight in the production. The first, being the initial interaction between the American and the girl on the topic of white elephants. There is a deeper meaning to this interaction it starts with the girl declaring, “[the hills] look like white elephants” (1), the man quickly responds with “I’ve never seen one” (1). This is interesting because a white elephant can be seen as something that is unwanted due to the amount of work and effort needed. A baby is something that requires a tremendous amount of work and it is very apparent throughout the story that the American does not want this child. So in that sense the unborn child could be seen as a white elephant and this carries through the duration of the story. The next interaction I will be highlighting in my production is the first mention of the abortion and the argument that follows. “It’s really an awfully simple operation” (2), the man said about the abortion. This is important as it’s the first time Hemingway reveals any information about the deeper meaning to the story. This leads to the argument that takes up much of the story, it is important I include the repetition of the American. The American repeats a couple of things, the first, being that it is a simple procedure. The second, being that he cares about the girl and if she doesn’t want to have the procedure done she does not have to. This is used to
Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway explores the idea of abortion and the argument that comes with it. I will be creating a production to help bring to light some of the key and critical points throughout the story. First, I will be introducing the idea of sterility and fecundity through my layout of the production. However, through specific dialogue I will be able to highlight the critical moments in the story. Finally, the ending of the story will be an important piece to my production as it will leave many lingering thoughts and questions. Through the production of Hills like White Elephants I hope to leave the reading pondering the idea as to if the American and the girl stay together …show more content…
I will carefully choose specific dialogue from the story to highlight in the production. The first, being the initial interaction between the American and the girl on the topic of white elephants. There is a deeper meaning to this interaction it starts with the girl declaring, “[the hills] look like white elephants” (1), the man quickly responds with “I’ve never seen one” (1). This is interesting because a white elephant can be seen as something that is unwanted due to the amount of work and effort needed. A baby is something that requires a tremendous amount of work and it is very apparent throughout the story that the American does not want this child. So in that sense the unborn child could be seen as a white elephant and this carries through the duration of the story. The next interaction I will be highlighting in my production is the first mention of the abortion and the argument that follows. “It’s really an awfully simple operation” (2), the man said about the abortion. This is important as it’s the first time Hemingway reveals any information about the deeper meaning to the story. This leads to the argument that takes up much of the story, it is important I include the repetition of the American. The American repeats a couple of things, the first, being that it is a simple procedure. The second, being that he cares about the girl and if she doesn’t want to have the procedure done she does not have to. This is used to