Ernest Hemingway’s short story Hills Like White Elephants is a short story about a man and women in a train station deciding whether or not to have an abortion. The story is full of motifs and symbolism's. The man and the woman’s relationship looks to be at stake as the story goes along. 1. Does the girl in the story keep the baby? I think the girl in the story is not going to keep the baby. In the time that the story was created women had no power or real freedom. If her husband left, he owned everything and the woman would have nothing. If she had decided to keep the baby the man would probably have left her and she would have had nothing and had to deal with raising a baby. People would make her feel shameful about herself having a bay through wedlock at a young age, and it is a possibility that even if she went to her family they would not accept her, or the child. I think the woman had no choice but to get rid of the baby. 2. Does she stay in her relationship with the man? I think the woman is not going to stay I her relationship with the man. Near the end of the story the woman and the man are not getting along very well and the chemistry they have is nonexistent. I think the woman is going to let the man pay for the abortion and then leave him as soon as she can. It would be better for both of them if they went their separate ways. When have you made a important choice to stay in a relationship or leave a relationship -- OR -- stay or leave a difficult situation?
I am walking up the dirt path with my friend Billy. The screams and laughs of drunk high school students are deafening and the smell of beer fills the air. I am at a high school get together picking up my brother and some of his friends is Philadelphia. This is a normal situation on Saturday nights I just want to get in and out. I'm talking to a kid from Malvern Prep his breath reeks of beer and smoke but we are having a nice conversation. I hear a loud scream "Yo whats up man?' I hear from behind me. A large obviously drunk high schooler is coming up to say hi to his friend but for some reason I get his attention, "What the fuck are you looking at bro?" His beer breath and spit is all in my face. "You better leave my boy alone cause I will fuck you up" I turn to his friend and say "Get this asshole away from me." I say ,he just laughs and shakes his head. In this moment I knew I was on my own, and I have a choice I can pick up this empty forty from beneath my feet and crack his skull open in self defense or I can walk away and go to my car and tell my brother to get another ride home. When he started pushing me I seriously thought about running this kids night and sending him to the hospital but I thought it would be better to walk away and let the jerk drink himself to death. I went to my car and luckily enough my brother was ready to go. We got home safe and sound. This was a difficult situation for me. By leaving I could be called a sissy a loser and when your a senior in high school your image is everything. But what if I had decided to fight, I could have been seriously injured or worse be looking at legal trouble. Now that I'm older I know I made the right decision its better to walk away from situations like that.
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Anthony Goodman
9/28/2017 10:47:34 am
I enjoyed your personal situation and think you did the right thing.
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Jacqueline
9/28/2017 11:06:41 am
I agree I think it was difficult situation there but I think you made the right decision.
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David Miller
10/3/2017 08:15:55 am
I like the scene you created in your story. Also good choice not giving yourself legal trouble.
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Damian Puglia
10/5/2017 11:44:47 am
I think you made the right choice to not beat the kid up, and ive been in similar situations where you just have to walk away
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