The human nature of people is very complex, however it has virtually stayed the same throughout time. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” the reader is given a raw example of human nature and the inner struggles one faces as they are made to decide what path of life to take through his use of different literary devices.
The first point of interest in “Hills Like White Elephants” is the “hills across the valley of the Ebro” (p 294). The hills were “long and white” (p 294), unlike the countryside that is “brown and dry” (p 295). White symbolizes hope, light, and rebirth; while brown symbolizes death and decay. The mountains represent how Jig sees the prospect of deciding to keep the child. They are a future that is different from …show more content…
She asks him to come back to her so they can “finish the beer,” (p 298) but he decides to “drink an Anis at the bar” (p 298) instead. While there he watches the people there and notices that “they [are] all waiting reasonably for the train” (p 298). This is the one true view of the American’s perspective that Hemingway privies the reader to. It is as if the American sees Jig’s inner turmoil as frivolous and unnecessary, as he has no problem with the life they …show more content…
Her name must have great importance to the meaning of the story or Hemingway would not have put it in there, as his style of writing would call for him not to put unnecessary details into the story, least they take away part of the true meaning. In the dictionary the word jig is defined as “a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.” This reveals that Jig herself is irregular she bounces around from place to place, never truly staying in one place. It also comes back to how she is bouncing around on which option to choose when it comes to her
The first point of interest in “Hills Like White Elephants” is the “hills across the valley of the Ebro” (p 294). The hills were “long and white” (p 294), unlike the countryside that is “brown and dry” (p 295). White symbolizes hope, light, and rebirth; while brown symbolizes death and decay. The mountains represent how Jig sees the prospect of deciding to keep the child. They are a future that is different from …show more content…
She asks him to come back to her so they can “finish the beer,” (p 298) but he decides to “drink an Anis at the bar” (p 298) instead. While there he watches the people there and notices that “they [are] all waiting reasonably for the train” (p 298). This is the one true view of the American’s perspective that Hemingway privies the reader to. It is as if the American sees Jig’s inner turmoil as frivolous and unnecessary, as he has no problem with the life they …show more content…
Her name must have great importance to the meaning of the story or Hemingway would not have put it in there, as his style of writing would call for him not to put unnecessary details into the story, least they take away part of the true meaning. In the dictionary the word jig is defined as “a rapid, lively, springy, irregular dance for one or more persons, usually in triple meter.” This reveals that Jig herself is irregular she bounces around from place to place, never truly staying in one place. It also comes back to how she is bouncing around on which option to choose when it comes to her