|
|
|
This is just the first few lines of the paper. To see the full paper, just
register for an account. It is free and you get
access to thousands of example term papers in our free essay database.
|
Beginning of Paper
|
In “Hills Like White Elephants” Ernest Hemingway relies on symbolism to convey the theme of abortion. The symbolic material objects, as well as the strong symbolic characters, aid the reader’s understanding of the underlying theme.
The material objects that Hemingway uses to convey the theme are beer, the good and bad hillsides, and a railroad station between two tracks. The beer represents the couple’s, “the American” and “the girl’s” ....
|
|
Middle of Paper
|
.... the looks of the environment around each track, it is clear what kind of destination each track leads to. This proves that the girl must decide whether she wants her body and life to become barren and desolate or plentiful and beautiful. If she chooses abortion, then, of course, she will choose the track with the desolate hills because her body will become a barren desert where no life will abide. On the other hand if she wants to have the baby, she will choose the track which is surrounded ....
|
|
ADDITIONAL FEATURED ESSAYS
|
|
