Monday, December 31, 2018

What are the three main points of "Hills Like White Elephants" and two pieces of evidence for each point?

First, this story
conveys the idea that it is often difficult for human beings to honestly
communicate their feelings to one another
. Jig, the girl, struggles with this, as
does the American man. The American seems to want Jig to have an abortion, though he does not
want to pressure her, so he doesn't come right out and name his preference. Instead, he says
things like, "'It's really an awfully simple operation . . . It's not really an operation
at all.'" Jig seems quite unsure, perhaps wanting to keep the baby. However, she wants to
please the man. She asks things like, "'And if I do it you'll be happy and things will be
like they were and you'll love me?'" Neither really says how they feel honestly.


Second, this story conveys the idea that some gifts feel more like
burdens than blessings
. Jig's statement that the hills in the distance
"'looked like white elephants'" draws attention to this idea. White elephants used to
be quite valuable, however, they are very expensive to care for. One...

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