Hills like White Elephants

Hills like White Elephants

Consider possible connections between white elephants and the conflict, or conflicts, between the main characters. What do you think is the operation the man is urging on Jig? What details from the story support your answer? Is the operation their only conflict?

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In this story, the man is urging jig to abort her unborn baby. Jig seems not to want to do to undergo the operation because of its consequences. During this period, abortions were extremely dangerous, illegal and immoral. In the story the man tells the girl not to undergo the…

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