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

Symbolism and understatement are two key language devices used to develop the central idea in "Hills Like White Elephants." Symbolism is evident in the white hills, representing Jig's pregnancy and...

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Hills Like White Elephants

Compare the literary elements and techniques in Tan's and Hemingway's pieces of literature. Compare point of view, narrators, chronology, tone, mood and symbolism.

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