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Du bist hier: Referate Datenbank Englisch Hemingway, Ernest Miller: Hills Like White Elephan Kurzinformation: Wörter: Seiten: Typ: Referat Sprache: Englisch Autor: Unbekannt Download:
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Hemingway`s short story "Hills Like White Elephants" touches on an issue as ageless as time: communication problems in a relationship. He tells his story through conversations between the two main characters, the American and the girl. The conflict is created through dialogue as these characters face what most readers believe to be the obstacle of unexpected pregnancy. The plight is further complicated by the inability to convey their differing opinions to each other. Symbolism and the title`s meaning are other effective means of communicating conflict.
The man, however, is not the sole contributor to the communication breakdown. Right away the girl begins to show her weakness and inability to express herself. When the man initially directs the conversation to the operation (abortion), her reaction is described: "The girl looked at the ground the table legs rested on [and]...did not say anything". Failure to state her conviction is illustrated in this example, and is further indicated by frail hints of her desire to keep the baby: "Once they take it away, you never get it back". An obvious hint, yet she never clearly voices her hunger to have the baby. She continues to desire his will over hers in lines such as this one: "Then I`ll do it [have an abortion[. Because I don`t care about me". | |
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