analysis of white elephants
...are mentioned in this text are called “the American” and “Jig”. The author refers to them as “the man” and “the girl”, and this shows us that it is possible that the man is older than the girl, but most likely she isn’t a girl. The author doesn’t describe any of the characters at all. He doesn’t mention how their looks are. The only impression we get of them is through the dialogue they are having. After each line Hemingway doesn’t tell us how the characters react or answer. He only tells us that “the man said” and “the girl said”. This is giving us the most objective way of seeing the short story. The point of view in this story is a third-person view. It is very objective, and it’s up to the reader to interpret how the characters act and express their feelings. In another way it’s just like a play because it’s up to the actors to understand the script. It can be interpreted in many different ways and you as an actor have to make that decision. The author doesn’t say anything about their mood or how they behave. The plot of the text is of course about abortion. At that time in Spain, it was illegal to have an abortion, but it was still done by people for ...