Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway) seems to be an odd piece of writing at first, but after reading it several times I have a completely different perspective about this story. The author is very indirect, which makes it harder for the reader to comprehend the text; but overall I enjoyed this writing piece because the ending is not very clear, meaning that I could conclude the story however I wanted.
1. Does she stay in her relationship with the man? After reading the story the first time I looked over the response questions again and immediately assumed that the answer would be written clearly in the text like most short stories. I read through the story a second time and a third, a fourth, a fifth and so on. I must have read Hills Like White Elephants about ten times until I finally figured out what was going on. As I stated above, the ending is very unclear, so therefore readers do not really know whether or not the girl decides to stay in her relationship with the man. In my opinion, I believe that the girl wishes to continue her relationship with the man, but the man refuses. This is evident because I noticed that the girl in this story must be young because the author refers to her as “the girl” and the waitress is referred to as “the woman.” Her partner, the man, must be older which explains why he is so against keeping the baby. Maybe he has a wife that the girl does not know about and he doesn’t want to be exposed as a cheater. “He did not say anything but looked at the bags against the wall at the station. There were labels on them from all the hotels where they had spent nights” Hills Like White Elephants (Ernest Hemingway). This girl may have just been a mistress that the man took along on trips in order to keep her away from his friends and family. Since she is young she may be very desperate for love, meaning that she is so oblivious to his double life. There are so many different ways that this story could have ended, and the text is so indirect that we as readers really have no clue what happens. It’s a bit mysterious to think about what the author had in mind. 2. When have you made a important choice to stay in a relationship or leave a relationship -- OR -- stay or leave a difficult situation? I encourage you to write a scene that shows the moment. Consider using dialogue.
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Marquita
2/27/2018 07:08:06 am
Hey, Brianna
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