"And we could have all this.. And we could have everything, and every day we make it more possible.." ~ Jig from Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants"
Ernest Hemingway really has a way of telling people about his message. This kind of story is very new to me. If I hadn't known what it was about before I read it, I probably wouldn't understand what the characters were talking about.
SO, lots of symbolism were used in the story. These are just two of those.
- 'hills like white elephants' - This expression means something of worth but is insignificant. In the story, I think Jig was referring to her baby as a hill. Jig and her partner was under a situation called 'unwanted pregnancy'. Jill wanted to keep the baby but her partner didn't. For Jig, the baby was of great worth, but for the guy, it was something insignificant.
- 'beer/Anis del Toro' - The beer sort of symbolizes the thing that slowly killed the baby.
As for the question "What do you think of men forcing a woman to do what she doesn't want?"
I think men who do this are inconsiderate, harsh and cruel. They're inconsiderate because they don't care for their partner's opinions and wants. The girl would be really stupid if she'd just let her partner take over or let him decide for her all the time.
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