How is the American man manipulative and selfish in "Hills Like White Elephants"?

In
Hemingway's "," the American man is selfish because he has no interest in
understanding the woman's point of view. The abortion probably needs to be discussed, and one
could claim that by pointing out that the hills look like white elephants, the woman is just
trying to avoid the subject, but the man's only objective is to persuade or manipulate her to go
through with the operation.

"You've got to
realize," he said, "that I don't want you to do it if you don't want to. I'm perfectly
willing to go through with it if it means anything to you."

"Doesn't it mean anything to you? We could get long."

"Of course it does. But I don't want anybody but you. I don't want anybody
else."

The woman has to make a show of anger before
he finally admits his true feelings.

"Would you
please please please please please please please stop talking?"

He did
not say anything but looked at the bags against the wall of the station. There were labels on
them from all the hotels where they...