nd's lives are with no change and no responsibility. Apparently the boyfriend enjoys this way of life in that he is the one pushing her towards his way of thinking without openly appearing to push her. The editors express their feelings of the symbolism used by Hemingway in saying, "Clearly the child begun in the girl's womb is a 'white elephant'"(book Arp, 184). The reader may be unaware of the decision that the protagonist is facing based on the text. With the editors conveying of Hemingway's message, this statement becomes possibly the most powerful of all the personal symbolism. The woman is in fact carrying a child that is the "white elephant" of the story. Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism to give the reader a closer understanding of the conflict involved in "Hills Like White Elephants." Hemingway never directly expresses what the nature of the conflict is in the story. Still, the readers are still able to more closely relate to how the protagonist is feeling and why the antagonist is putting so much effort into persuading the protagonist. Symbolism has many ways to allow the reader to experience what the character's experience. Whether through personal Zoberbier 3symbolism or conventional symbolism, the author can allow the reader relate to the situation as if it occurred today when the setting may have been decades before. ...
