journal 10

"Hills like White Elephants" was a very unique story. Hemingway always has a unique way of writing that initiates a lot of thought. In the story there was a man and a women, perhaps and married couple, that had a certain topic they were discussing. As they are waiting for the train the man is stating his thoughts on the decision that should be made, but still letting the final decesion go to the female when he says "I wouldn't have you do it if you didnt want to." This probably is a clue that the operation she has to decide about is possibly an abortion. The man also says "Ill go with you and stay with you the whole time," after he mentions that its perfectly natural and everything will be fine after. Another clue that this could probably be about abortion is when the lady asks if he would still love her. He tells her that he doesn't want anyone else but her. This could mean he just wants things to stay the same, just the two of them. The two discuss this topic at a train station, most likely somewhere in Europe because the destination is in Madrid.