Hills Like White Elephants
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Ernest Hemingway's, "Hills Like White Elephants" is addressed:
1. What is the important choice these two people are talking about?
2. What is the mans attitude to this choice and how is it revealed?
3. What is the womans attitude to this choice and how is it revealed?
4. What may be the symbolic significance of Hills Like White Elephants?
5. Is the setting of this story symbolic of the lives of these characters?
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This is such a great story. I remember reading it in college. Have you ever heard of the saying "the elephant in the room?" This means there is a subject or situation that people know about who are in the room, but everyone is ignoring it because it is uncomfortable. This story involves two people who are talking about making a decision, and as you read deeply, you realize that what they are talking about is ...
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