Critics have pointed out many allusions, motifs, and themes regarding Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and “The Day It Happened” written by Rosario Morales. With many analyses written on these two stories, most readers should instantly see parallels that tether these two stories together. Not only do the blatant words of these stories captivate the reader’s attention but, the underlining connections are something to be spoken about. The use of man vs. female conflict sets the tone throughout both of these stories, in which most readers side with the female perspective. Pregnancy is a major parallel that relates “Hills Like White Elephants” and “The Day It Happened” together. Hemingway’s uses, “They look like white elephants,”
