Hills Like White Elephants The story, Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemmingway, is a short story about a young American couple who are sitting at a local bar in Barcelona. The couple is talking amongst themselves and drinking beer together when the young woman, Jig, notices the hills in the distance. She looks to the man and says they remind her of white elephants, to which the man replies, “I’ve never seen one” making it seem as though he is less cultured than she, creating an intense argument between the two. The dialog in this story is very short and to the point. They continuously go back and forth, both speaking to each other in harsh tones. Jig says at one point, “I wanted to try this new drink: That’s all we do, isn’t it-look
