The Lack Of Communication In Hills Like White Elephants By Ernest Hemingway

One of the biggest problems within a relationship is poor communication, and the lack of listening for comprehension within said relationship; to which the optimum solution would be listening, in order to reply. The key to successful communication is objectivity, which also allows for a healthy relationship to blossom and grow. The problem is that most relationships exhibit a lack of objectivity, an example of this lack of objectivity can be found within the short story “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway; it is a story where a couple finds themselves inadequately communicating, with one another, over a topic that would have been considered sensitive within the conservative 1920’s time period; that topic would be what is known today as …show more content…
In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway, the lack of communication is evident with a couple, who struggle to communicate to one another their true intentions regarding whether or not to abort their child. Their true intentions are often masked by perceptions of anxiousness, and ambivalence, and lead to the foundations of their relationship being shaken at its core, therefore allowing cracks to appear. Along with communication, trust is just as essential in any healthy relationship. Although, communication is the basis for trust. Without adequate communication, one is unable to trust their partner, thus they are unable to communicate anything with them, allowing for a relationship to not survive in the long term. Since said relationship will not survive, it must ultimately putrefy, destroying the fundamental building blocks of a healthy, vibrant, and functioning