Annotated Hills like White Elephants (Macmillan USA)In Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants," a man and a woman known as Jig await a train at a Spanish train station while engaging in a tense discussion about a medical procedure that is heavily implied to be an abortion. The man tries to convince Jig that the procedure is simple and will make their relationship go back to normal, while Jig grapples with the weight of the decision and the potential consequences for their future. Their conversation is fraught with unspoken tension and emotional undercurrents, highlighting the power dynamics and the lack of genuine communication between the couple.
