Sunday, May 11, 2014

In "Hills Like White Elephants", how would you describe the relationship between the man and the woman?

You asked more than one
question so I have had to edit your initial question and form it into a more general question
about the relationship between Jig and the man in this excellent short story.


When I think of the relationship between them I think of the power that the man has
over Jig and how he is forcing her to get an abortion. What we are shown in this short story is
that Jig constantly changes her perception to fit with her partners, and not just with the
abortion, that as we finish the tale, we know with a sinking heart that she will get, but in
other ways to. Jig towards the beginning of the story makes the...

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