Category: Hills Like White Elephants

As the events are happening in Spain, the author used Spanish words in order to emphasize this circumstance, for example, when the man mentions the name of a drink: The girl looked at the bead curtain. Theyve painted something on it, she said. What does it say? Anis del Toro. Its a drink. Could we…

Introduction “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway are two compelling short stories that delve into complex themes and emotions. While both stories revolve around relationships and the struggles faced by the characters, they differ in their narrative approaches, character dynamics, and thematic exploration. In this…

Short stories are known to go straight to the point, in other words there is no room for sub-plotting,’ slowing developing tensions,’ and for any kind of byplay. As it is stated in the Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, and Writing, early on in history, short stories, being brief and having a theme, included anecdotes, parables,…

Introduction to Hemingway’s Use of Symbolism and Recurring Themes Hemingway is often regarded as one of the most influential writers of American literature stemming from the lost generation. His literary works largely relate to his own life and world views. In his literature Hemingway employs many literary devices including symbolism to represent certain notions. Along…

The couple in Ernest Hemingways ‘Hills Like White Elephants’, are faceless characters that become faced with what can be a life-changing situation. Their unplanned pregnancy becomes the topic for debate and whether they should keep it. The problem escalates passive-aggressively when it becomes clear that Jig wants to stay pregnant while the American man refuses…

Iceberg theory is an approach of writing practiced by numerous writers in which distinct parts of a story are concealed, some details that both the writer and the readers know naturally and intuitively. Ernest Hemingway gave the name to this method and felt that this approach of writing creates a stronger connection with the readers…

The setting in all short stories is a very important part, setting is the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event happens. The setting is important in the stories The Things They Carried by Tim Obrien, Sonnys Blues by James Baldwin and Hills like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway.…

Ernest Hemingway was an influential American novelist and short story writer who is well known for his consistent portrayal of women as a necessary presence but the weaker of the two genders. Throughout his short stories, Hemingway focuses on issues related to masculinity, and gender themes are central in his works. The question of how…

A dysfunctional relationship is a relationship that does not perform its proper function. Meaning the people in the relationship do not emotionally support one another, communicate well, or trust one another. People in dysfunctional relationships are manipulated and taken advantage of. There are many causes of dysfunctional relationships. The main cause of a dysfunctional relationship…

Literature is a form of writing that shows expression and artistic values it’s definitely one of the most interesting and graceful talents in the world over. Written literature gets even better as everyone’s cup of tea is available with the vast groups of genres is at everyone’s disposal. I, however, dig into the work of…