Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” is primarily a conversation between the American man and his girlfriend, Jig. The story’s setting takes place in a train station surrounded by hills, fields, and trees in a valley in Spain. The story starts off with the two sitting at a table outside the station, waiting for a train to Madrid. Throughout the story, the two order drinks to pass the time. Hemingway’s story is filled with metaphors, which explain the context of his story. Drinking allows the couple to avoid each other and problems that face their relationship. Although “Hills Like White Elephants” is primarily a conversation between the two, neither one truly communicates. In other words, they take turns talking but never listening. Jig’s
