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“Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway deal with an important human issue in life. In Popular Mechanics the couple fights over their relationship and who keeps their baby. “In Hills Like White Elephants” the couple fights with each other about whether or not to have an abortion. The human issue in the stories is that couples should always communication in every situation in their daily life. However, the couple in these stories have disagreement over their relationship. Communication in the story shapes the characters, the mood, and how the story is told which makes the stories important for people to understand how important communication in a relationship is .
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