Analysis of Hills Like White Elephants
"Hills like White Elephants" a story written by Hemingway, indirectly tells us about "unwanted pregnancy”. ... Nevertheless, if we consider the symbolism of Jigs statement that hills resemble white elephants (165), we might be able to make a more definitive case that this in fact is a story about unwanted pregnancy. ... The title "Hills Like White Elephants” is interpreted. The hills are said to have represented the rounded shape of a pregnant womens abdomen. A more interesting symbolism is the "White Elephants". In Webster’s Dictionary, under "white elephant” one of the definition states:” A property requiring much care and expense and yielding less profit. ... While Stating that hills look like white elephants (165), Jig also proves that she is not willingly anticipating the birth of his child. ... ”Hills Like White Elephants.