Elephant

Becoming a mother is hard in any day or age, especially when the father is unsure he wants his own child. It is hard in the sense that it is an occupation without days off, it is costly, both in time and money, and above all it marks the point in one’s life where they are incapable of putting themselves first from here on out. With abortion being such a controversial topic, one is shunned either way for their decision. Some are angry for a mother to keep her baby if the baby’s life is not fully…

In Ernest Hemingway’s, “Hills Like White Elephants” symbolism is used throughout the story to give a better understanding of the decision the couple has to make. In the story symbolism is used to better explain that the couple is actually talking about having an abortion and going their separate ways; rather than just a couple waiting for their train with a few drinks. The setting of the story is placed in Ebro, Spain. At the beginning of the story the setting is at a train station in Ebro. By…

that is found throughout the short story “Hills Like White Elephants”, adds on an important significance to it and makes a big impact on the story, whether you are able to catch it or not. The outcome of grasping onto the symbolism he gives us can put several different meanings to the interpretation that ends up being revealed to you. Elephants are more than just a huge and strong, plant-eating mammal, especially in this short story. Elephants, across the world happen to have different…

Hills like white elephants is a story of a couple waiting at a train station in Spain. The couple is facing a significant life changing decision; should the women get an abortion or keep the child. As they are communicating the conversation remains very vague and unreassuring. The couple never goes into detail of the abortion. Making the theme of this story: Clear communication is significant to make life decisions without creating doubt. Hemingway expands on this theme by using symbolism, Point…

After reading Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, it is clear that he uses symbolism to show the true meaning behind his story. The emotion behind this story is bold but to find that, it takes some thought. By looking at the different symbolism Hemingway uses such as, the title, the setting and landscaped described on both sides of the tracks, the coming and going of the train, as well as the number two. This story allows the readers to take their imagination and emotion and take…

Masculinity Portrayed in Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” Within literature, a reader can identify the author’s intentional messages. The messages portrayed can be positive or negative and can deal with issues relevant to everyday life. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills like White Elephants” the presence of masculinity can be detected when reading the dialogue amongst his characters. By writing with such masculinity, Hemingway showcases an ugly side of humanity through dialogue. Not only…

asking ourselves,” Do these creatures belong in zoos." The article “Do Zoos Shorten Elephants Life Span and the video,” pros and Cons of Zoos” help us to understand that we are basically torturing these animals. Unfortunately Asian Elephants are dying young due to the fact that the Elephants are being pulled apart from their families which is causing mental stress. For example, in the article “Do Zoos Shoten Elephant Life Spans” it said,” Both Practices break the animals’ family tie and…

the main reason cause him to shoot that elephant to cheer those local up. He successfully reaches it, but the owner is the one paying the price for his target, the officer was excluding by local, and that’s why he trying to persuade himself that he has done a right thing in legal way and old man’s opinion even though he knows it’s not morally correct to kill that elephant. That’s why he feels glad about that die of the coolie for a reason to kill that elephant. This gladness is an evidence why…

Periodic Table of the Elements My elephant drawing represents potassium. I drew a banana because they are high in potassium. I also drew water (h2o) which is very violent when it hits potassium (k). The elephant itself represents element potassium. The red color of the elephant symbolizes it being burnt from the water. When water hits potassium it creates a massive explosion resulting in the elephant being wounded. The elephant undergoes a lot of corrosive reactions. The ionization decreases…

A girl finding her voice in ‘Hills like White Elephants The true question: will she undergo an abortion? In 1927 Ernest Hemingway wrote a collection of short stories including ‘Hills like White Elephants’. As a modernist writer, he believes that the reader has to work in order to understand the meaning of his stories. This can be connected to his writing style, in which he uses a lot of metaphors, symbolism and other stylistic elements, this makes it difficult for the reader to discover the…