Analysis both Symbolism and Characterization in "Hills Like

             Symbolism is the art or practice of using symbols, especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representation. The technique is used to emphasize the importance of ideas by leaving out important details of the story and replacing them with symbols. In some cases the reader may never find or understand the symbols so it might be hard to understand the story.
             "Hills Like White Elephants" is an interesting name for a short story. This story contains a lot of symbolism. It is told through communication problems in a relationship and the use of symbolism. The story mentions a man and a woman talking about those hills and white elephants. Those hills are a common symbol for fertility and pregnancy. A white elephant is a present given to you with the best of intentions yet is completely unwanted. Ernest Hemingway will always be known for what he leaves out of stories and not for what he tells. Ernest Hemingway doesn't tell us much about the characters, but from their conversation we can get a glimpse of who they really are. The loose translation of the title would then be a pregnancy like an unwanted gift. This title is the first example of the many forms of symbolism used throughout Hills Like White Elephants. On the first read through, it would be difficult to pick up on the various symbols Hemmingway uses. After two or three days with Hills Like White Elephants, one becomes acquainted with more of the details throughout these forty minutes of a couple's life together. The use of nature as a symbol is evident once, with the girl walking to the platform and looking to either side, on one hand barren and brown dusty plains, yet to the other side, there are fields of grass, mountains, hills, trees, and a river. The very beginning landscape is infertility and lack of luster and beauty, it means lifeless. The o
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