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Hills Like White Elephants - Symbolism to Portray Theme

In Ernest Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants the girl (Jig) and the American man are discussing the possibility of Jig, getting an abortion. Hemingway uses "Hills" as a pregnant woman's stomach and the "White Elephants" as unwanted gifts. The girl decides not to go through with the abortion in this story. This is shown through the choices they have to choose from, their feelings about the abortion, and the reactions of the American man in the end.

Jig and the American are at a train station during a short pause in their trip. The trip was not explained in the story, but the stop lasted only a few minutes. The train journey presents them with a decision that must be made. There are two things that they can do: they can continue with their trip or they can choose to go back home. The pregnancy can be looked at in a similar manner, an obstacle in their lives. One set of tracks leads to the abortion and the other set......

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