Symbolism In The Hills And White Elephants

How does the description of the landscape relate to the conversation between the two? What about the discussion of drink orders?

The well described landscape is a concrete metaphor that can be related to the conversation between the two individuals, and also is considered to be a motif in addition to a symbol. The author starts the story by describing the hills protruding from the valley which was just located beyond the train station, and describes the two main characters who grab a drink on a patio while waiting for the next train to Madrid. The hills were described to similar to white elephants which was used as a symbol of an unwanted procedure, in this case it was presumed to be an unwanted pregnancy. Originally, she mentioned the white elephants which brought up the unwanted conversation of the baby and the plan to have an abortion, but shortly after revoked her earlier comment. Incidentally, this indicated to the readers there was a sense of …show more content…
When the woman brought up how the hills “don’t really look like white elephants” rather “the colouring of their skin throughout the trees” it indicated how …show more content…
Shortly after revoking her comment about the hills being white elephants, the American man explains to the woman how “it's an awfully simple operation, Jig”. Assumably, Jig is the nickname he uses for use. The female character was very uncertain about the operation and does not enjoy to talk about it in the slightest, but she also seemed to be very confused about what she wanted. Time and time again, she would bring up the conversation of the operation then stomp on in