Elephants

constructed by the decisions individuals uphold to. Decisions and choices will always exist; however, the decisions that individuals choose to embrace when presented with obstacles will determine their life. In the short story, “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway reveals the importance of decision-making. This drama exposes a significant decision about an abortion that a girl is having a difficult time to reaffirm during the 1920s. An American man and a girl named Jig wait in a…

In Ernest Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants, a couple is sitting at a bar as they wait for the train to continue their journey. This couple consists of a male named “The American” and a female named Jig. Early in their conversation, they decide what drinks to have. They are sitting outside of a bar by a train station in Spain. While they are talking Jig remarks that the hills off in the distance look like elephants with white skin. The American quickly attempts to push this topic aside as…

After reading Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen, I have decided to give it 4.5 out of five stars. Although this novel contains a lot of death and tragedy, it offers the reader a look into The Great Depression and how it affected the people living during that time period. One of the novel’s strengths was the way the author was able to almost effortlessly switch between past and present without confusing the reader. Gruen made sure to incorporate both ninety-three-year-old Jacob and…

In the story Water for Elephants, 93 year old Jacob Jankowski recalls the story of his life, and more specifically, his experiences in the circus. In the exposition, Jacob flashes back to a disaster that occurred when he was a young man. All of the animals in the circus have escaped and are running wild around, and Jacob searches desperately for his wife. As memory fades, he once again becomes the old man that he is. Throughout the novel, he drifts in and out of memories, lacing the past with…

“Hills like White Elephant” by Ernest Hemingway focuses on the typical behavior between the American man and the girl whom is referred as Jig. Both characters spent time talking, consuming beer, and anticipating their train to arrive. At first their conversation was not crucial until both couple were debating whether the girl should get an operation done or not. The American convinced the girl to get the operation done and that everything would turn out to be fine. In the end, the American took…

normal. But, it truly depends on each person’s perspective. In “The Blind Men and the Elephant” by John Godfrey Saxe, several different blind men feel different parts of a single elephant. They then try to relate their discovery to something else they know. For example, one blind man touches the elephant’s tail and exclaims that the creature is most similar to a rope. Another touches the ear and compares the elephant to a fan. This poem states in the last stanza, “Each in his own opinion…

accomplishment since Walter doesn’t like anyone. He befriends the director, August,who has very bad anger issues, and his wife, Marlena. He ends up falling in love with Marlena and they have an affair. The Circus has also gained in Elephant named Rosie. Jacob loves the Elephant, and they have a strong bond. Jacob ends up with Marlene and goes back to Cornell to finish his exams and work as a vet. Throughout the whole book one of Jacob's goals is to win Marlena’s heart. After a dinner with August…

Two people with a common outlook on life can have very distinct views on a life changing experience. In his, Ernest Hemingways, simple, modern short story, “Hills Like White Elephants”, It starts off with the two characters,a couple. An American, and a girl, Jig, are having a few drinks at a train station, and end up discussing an operation as they wait for their train. Neither of them wants to come out and express his or her feelings, but making it clear nevertheless throughout the story.…

After reading Hills Like White Elephants to be honest I was greatly confused. Looking up literary commentary I found a wide stretch of articles from abortion to gender arguments. To me while there is plenty of evidence for both and pages of arguments to draw from I cannot do it. Reading over the paper again three or four times I have come to a sad conclusion. While I see what many others have seen, I cannot look at it so factually. This work can be applied in such a far greater lens than…

Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, a renowned piece of literature, attracts the attention of many literary scholars. In this short story, a couple consisting of Jig, and the American, must decide whether or not to have an abortion. When first read, this story appears to have little depth and what the characters discuss is unclear. However after evaluation, it becomes clear that the story has much depth and is no longer about abortion but rather the emotions surrounding the situation…