Hills Like White Elephants

I found that even though this story left the reader hanging that I still enjoyed reading it. The story starts off with a girl, Jig and her companion waiting for a train in Spain. While they waited they drank many drinks, including trying some new ones. She also was trying to make what seemed to be small talk while they sat and waited. Then after some silence the companion tried to convince Jig to get some sort of procedure or operation. It sounds a little weird and the author never quite divulges what exactly it is that he wants her to do. They proceed to argue about it until Jig is so sick of hearing him talk about it that she threatens to scream.

It almost seems like in this conversation that the companion is trying to convince Jig to get an abortion. They are arguing about whether to do it or not and mention each others happiness. The companion doesn't want Jig to do it unless it is what she wants, and Jig says that she does not care about herself and if it'll fix their relationship then she will do it. It seems like with the male's comments that instead of actually caring about her feelings he is attempting to manipulate her to make the choice he'd like her to make.

Also in the story Jig comments on the white hills many times in their conversation which may symbolize the conflicts in her life and their relationship that she thinks have developed. With her actions and comments it seems pretty clear that Jig is going to have the procedure done. This story was really great because it was mysterious and kept the reader involved.