In Death in the Afternoon, Ernest Hemingway writes, “If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A good writer does not need to reveal every detail of a character or action.” In other words, reading a typical Hemingway story requires looking beyond the text, or below the surface, in order to understand the story’s action and conflict, character motivations, and symbolic elements. “Hills Like White Elephants” is an apt exemplification of this style of writing.
Choose two (2) symbols from Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” and explain–in detail–their relevance and importance to the story as a whole, particularly the main conflict. Please just write a respond to the prompt one page only no need for additional resources or any references the paper will be scan through the school system online.
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