illustration of train tracks with low hills in the background and one of the hills has the outline of an elephant within it

Hills Like White Elephants

by Ernest Hemingway

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Hills Like White Elephants

The "white elephant" in the story symbolizes something unwanted or burdensome. It represents the couple's pregnancy and the conflicting feelings they have about it, highlighting the tension and...

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