Hills like White Elephants Hemingway Ashford - Reflect All...

Reflect: All stories have a theme that forms the plot. Also, literary elements
and techniques contribute to creating and highlighting the theme. Reflect on
the theme and literary elements and technics in the story you have chosen
to read.
Write: Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. The minimum
word count does not include references. In this discussion you will
 Describe the core conflict represented in the story.
 Describe the theme of the story.
 Select three literary elements/techniques in the story and describe
them.
 Explain how the elements/techniques illustrate the theme and
conflict expressed in the story.
 Incorporate readings found in Chapters 4 through 7 to help illustrate
the points you make.
ANSWER:
“Hills Like White Elephants” is a short story written by American author Ernest
Hemingway and a part of his collection of short stories that make up his published volume, Men
Without Women . The short story opens up with a description of the setting which is a train
station surrounded by hills and trees in a valley in Spain. There a man referred to as the
American and his girlfriend sit outside a train station waiting for their train to arrive. While they
wait, they have drinks and engage in a conversation about an operation. Although it is never