“The Elephant In the Room”
“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway has a distinct point of view that greatly impacts the story. Third person objective adds a unique twist to the story by creating a different view of each character. The author cannot tell how the character is feeling, they only tell what the characters say and do. The author cannot go into the character's mind and tell the readers how they feel about a specific problem that they might avoid, causing uncertainty throughout the entire story.
The use of third person objective adds a sense of separation between the reader and character. We can’t emotionally connect with the characters therefore, it makes it harder to understand the characters reasons as to why they did something. An example in the story is we do not personally know Jig, therefore we don’t know why or why not she accepts abortion as a valid answer, we can only infer her view. The story leaves the reader with questions and they decide the outcome. This separation between the reader and characters has a positive impact on the story. It adds …show more content…
At the end of the story, there is no clear answer as to why they agree/disagree with abortion. Throughout the story you can assume their stance on abortion. An example would be when the man said “I think it’s the best thing to do. But I don’t want you to do it if you don’t have to. But I know it’s perfectly simple.” This shows the man is almost pressuring Jig into doing the procedure. He believes it’s the best thing to do, but wants her to choose. Then ends with saying the procedure is “perfectly simple” showing his doesn’t know how serious the situation is and wants her to go through with it. Throughout most of the story, Jig avoids the “elephant in the room” saying things such as “would you please stop talking” showing that she is ignoring the situation, which is only normal due to them being in a public
“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway has a distinct point of view that greatly impacts the story. Third person objective adds a unique twist to the story by creating a different view of each character. The author cannot tell how the character is feeling, they only tell what the characters say and do. The author cannot go into the character's mind and tell the readers how they feel about a specific problem that they might avoid, causing uncertainty throughout the entire story.
The use of third person objective adds a sense of separation between the reader and character. We can’t emotionally connect with the characters therefore, it makes it harder to understand the characters reasons as to why they did something. An example in the story is we do not personally know Jig, therefore we don’t know why or why not she accepts abortion as a valid answer, we can only infer her view. The story leaves the reader with questions and they decide the outcome. This separation between the reader and characters has a positive impact on the story. It adds …show more content…
At the end of the story, there is no clear answer as to why they agree/disagree with abortion. Throughout the story you can assume their stance on abortion. An example would be when the man said “I think it’s the best thing to do. But I don’t want you to do it if you don’t have to. But I know it’s perfectly simple.” This shows the man is almost pressuring Jig into doing the procedure. He believes it’s the best thing to do, but wants her to choose. Then ends with saying the procedure is “perfectly simple” showing his doesn’t know how serious the situation is and wants her to go through with it. Throughout most of the story, Jig avoids the “elephant in the room” saying things such as “would you please stop talking” showing that she is ignoring the situation, which is only normal due to them being in a public