Hills like white elephants
In Ernest Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants' the girl (Jig) and the American man are discussing the possibility of Jig, getting an abortion. The reader feels that Hemingway uses "Hills" as a pregnant woman's stomach and the "White Elephants" as unwanted gifts; for the title. Jig decides not to go through with the abortion in this story. This is shown through the choices they have to choose from, their feelings about the abortion, and the reactions of the American man in the end. Jig and the American are at a train station during a short pause in their trip. The trip was not explained in the story, but, it was only for a few minutes. According to Renner, like the train journey, they have two things they can do: they can continue with their trip or they can go back home. The pregnancy can be looked at in the same way, an obstacle in their lives. They can either go ahead having the baby, or they can go back to the way things were before she became pregnant. One set of tracks lead to the abortion and the other set leads to the way things were (29). The decision has to be made now. There is no turning back once the decision is made. The train is stopping
"Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants. According to Renner, he picks up the bags and carries them around the station to the other tracks. He says it is not important and very easy, "just to let the air in. " The American wants Jig to think the decision is hers by saying that he only wants her to get the abortion if she wants to and that he knows it is a simple operation. Seeing that all they do is travel from place to place staying in hotel after hotel and drinking all the time shows that this relationship is merely a temporary one. The American feels the baby is an obstacle in their lives. "Across, on the other side, were fields of grain and trees along the banks of the Embro. 4 (1988): 32-33 Urgo, Joseph R. This all ties to the belief that the American feels the relationship is temporary. There is not any type of commitment in this relationship.
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