Societal Prejudice Against Women in Hills Like White Elephants

In the short story "Like White Elephants", the character of Ernesto Hemingway greatly reflects the social standards of men and women around the 1930s. In addition to the topics of abortion, the problems they encounter, such as their relationship, their nationality, and their financial situation, help create creative helpless and unavoidable emotions throughout the story. The way of writing is hiding most of the meaning of the story and understanding the relationship between men and women of this age can lead to a deeper understanding of the story.

Like the white elephant hill of Ernest Hemingway, the hill of the Ebro Valley is long and white. There are no shade and trees on this side, and the station is between the two rows of rails under the sun. A curtain of bamboo beads hanging from the door from the door that is open to prevent the building's warm shadow and flies, near the station. The American and his girl are sitting at the table in the shade outside the building. The weather is very hot, express trains from Barcelona will arrive in 40 minutes.

When the girl told that the hill outside the platform looked like a white elephant, the girl introduced the image of the white elephant. The American answered that he had never seen a man. This girl is none of it, so this is an example of what they are clearly talking about. These hills are round like an elephant, but they are like the belly of a pregnant woman. The white elephant is inherently very rare and is considered to be a precursor to an important event. For example, before the birth of a Buddha, the mother dreamed of a white elephant that the lotus flower entered the trunk and entered the body from her right side. Her husband demanded pastors to learn the meaning of their dreams; they predicted that his wife would have rulers or spiritual leaders. There is another meaning that the white elephant is not auspicious. The word "white elephant" is an unnecessary and unrealistic gift idiomatic phrase - the gift has no value, so the recipient does not want to continue things.