Hills Like White Elephants | Isolation and Estrangement in “Hills Like White Elephants”
In this essay, D. Bray looks at Hemingway’s characters—the “lost generation” who lived during a time of social and political uncertainty.
Hemingway’s characters lived during a time of social and political uncertainty. Many of society’s traditional beliefs were shattered by the brutality of the First World War. The “lost generation” rejected their parents, their religion and their traditional roles. One of the results was that young people of the day felt estranged from society and often isolated from each other.
“Hills Like White Elephants” is one of Hemingway’s most poignant inquiries into the nature of this isolation and estrangement. By examining one conversation of one couple, we can...
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