Table of Contents
- 1 Why is Hills Like White Elephants called that?
- 2 What is the issue that the two characters were discussing in Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants?
- 3 What is important about what is not being said in the story?
- 4 What is the plot of “hills like white elephants”?
- 5 What literary devices are used in hills like white elephants?
- 6 What is the irony in “hills like white elephants”?
Why is Hills Like White Elephants called that?
We’ll begin at the most basic level: the title refers to the comparison Jig makes between the pale hills of the Spanish landscape and white elephants. He cannot vouch for what a white elephant looks like, therefore he can neither confirm or deny that the hills do, in fact, look like white elephants.
What is the issue that the two characters were discussing in Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants?
The relationship between the two characters in “Hills Like White Elephants” is a romantic and sexual one. An unnamed American man and a woman he calls Jig are involved, and she has become pregnant. The point of contention between them is that the man wants Jig to have an abortion, and Jig seems hesitant.
What is important about what is not being said in the story?
Of course, there is importance about what is not being said in the story. The first one, it helps the reader to analysis and think about the story. Also, it helps the readers to share in the story through of events. Also that, it makes the story interesting and motivating during its ambiguity.
What does absinthe symbolize?
Absinthe, an alcoholic drink introduced to France in the 1840s, developed a decadent though violent reputation. To some the drink symbolized creativity and liberation, and to others, madness and despair.
What is the point of the girl’s comparison of the hills to white elephants?
The point of the girls’ comparison of the hills to white elephants indirectly represents her wanting of keeping the baby. White elephants are something that no one wants. She first compares them to the hills because she doesn’t want to keep the baby.
What is the plot of “hills like white elephants”?
The plot in “Hills Like White Elephants” is about a couple who is having a passive aggressive conversation about abortion. The girl is trying to decide what to do and the man is trying to convince her. The plot is not clear until the man starts speaking of an operation. This is an epiphany.
What literary devices are used in hills like white elephants?
In the story “Hills Like White Elephants” there are three literary techniques that pop out at me conflict, simile, and climax. In the drama “ Macbeth ” the three literary techniques that I chose that support the story are symbolism, metaphor, and conflict.
What is the irony in “hills like white elephants”?
The title “Hills Like White Elephants” has irony in itself. In the story they both view a hillside that reminded Jig of white elephants. This is ironic because white elephants are very rare and important. This is how Jig views her unborn child and that she doesn’t want to come through with the abortion.
What is the point of view in hills like white elephants?
This story, Hills Like White Elephants, is taken form the Objective (dramatic) point of view where the author is the narrator. The author doesn’t enter the mind of the characters at any time. He allows us only to see the characters as we would in real life. This is sometimes called the dramatic point of view.