Essays On Hills Like White Elephants

At first glance, the story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway may seem simple enough.  It appears to be a tale of two people waiting for the train.  However, deeper analysis would reveal that the theme of the story is of great relevance.  Though not directly indicated in the text, the story deals with […]

To demonstrate your understanding of a specific issue (race, gender, class, psychological), choose two of the following literary works and evaluate them with the same critical perspective. The works to choose from include, but are not limited to: Toni Cadre Bambina’s “The Lesson,” Counter Culled’s “Incident,” Jamaica Candid’s “Girl,” Julia Olivarez’s “How I Learned to […]

Describing the tale of an unnamed male figure referred to as the American and his companion Jig, The Hills like White Elephants presents a brief and seemingly clear-cut narrative. While waiting for a train bound for Madrid, the duo pauses to savor some beverages. The main topic of the text is implied to be the […]

Word Count: 2210 was one of the greatest writers of the century. He was born at the close of the old century but was able to see the Disorders of the new century. Hemingway was marvelous in bringing about his pictorial effects for his readers even in his drunken state. Hemingway was skilled in the […]

Ernest Hemingway, alongside Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck, is a shining beacon of the American literary scene. He mastered both the novel as well as the short story forms. The scope of this essay is two of his short stories – Hills Like White Elephants and A Clean Well-Lighted Place. The two stories […]

Masterfully written short stories by legendary writers like Ernest Hemingway and Kate Chopin stir the senses.  They transport readers to a different time and place and are written with rich imagery along with other literary elements like figures of speech to convey the message.  Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants and Kate Chopin’s.

Modernism as a movement is an artistic reaction to the conventional art and literature of mid- to late 19th century. World War I introduced advanced technology and the introduction of industrialisation provoked Modernist writers to express their concerns about the changing society and the complexities it of through their works. Urban alienation, the meaning of […]

Born on July 21st, 1899 in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Ernest Hemingway was a renowned American writer who passed away in 1961 (Ernest Hemingway). He is esteemed for his significant writing skills and narrative technique characterized by “minimalism” (Ellipsis), which made a lasting impact through his literary pieces. Among these works, Hills Like […]

In the story “Hills Like White Elephants” there are two main characters the American and Jig. The story takes place at a train station in 1927 in Spain. Jig is a young girl dealing with a woman’s choice. Although the word abortion is never used in the story, the reader is lead to that conclusion […]

Hills Like White Elephants In the story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, the author uses the luggage to symbolize the hard decision that the American and Jig face in regards to having the abortion. The couple faces a very difficult decision about this baby because they are not willing to give up their […]