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The Symbolism of the Setting in "Hills Like White Elephants" by Hemingway
Title: The Symbolism of the Setting in "Hills Like White Elephants" by Hemingway
Category: Literature / English
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The Symbolism of the Setting in "Hills Like White Elephants" by Hemingway
In Ernest Hemingway's story 'Hills Like White Elephants' an American couple is sitting at a table in a train station in Spain. They are discussing beer, travel, and whether or not to have an abortion.
The train station and its surroundings are symbolic in this story. The station itself represents the choice on whether or not to have the abortion. There is a set of tracks on either side of the station, each representing one …showed first 75 words of 400 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 400 total…has been made, it will affect their lives forever. The man wants to have the abortion so they can continue to have the luxuries they enjoy now. On the other hand, the woman is tired of the wilder life and wants the baby and to settle down.
Works Cited
Hemingway, Ernest. 'Hills Like White Elephants' Literature and the Writing Process. Eds. Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice, 1996. 343-46.
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