Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway

The other day I had the opportunity to read one of Ernest Hemingway short story called “Hills like White Elephants.” This was my first time reading one of Hemingway story so I did not really know what to expect. Once I finish reading it, I did not completely understanding what the story was about until I read it a second time. Hemingway writing is very ambiguous and leaves out a lot of detail. He never writes what he means so it can be confusing at first. Throughout the story he talks about this “operation” which the reader does not understand what he is really trying to say until we further read the dialogue between the man and the woman. Most of the story consists of dialogues between the couple, which is where we get the most important information of the characters and theme of the story. Interestingly enough his writing style make the story ever more powerful.