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Abortion In Hills Like White Elephants By Ernest Hemingway

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Many authors love stirring up controversy in their works. In “Hills Like White Elephants,” Ernest Hemingway touches upon the issue of abortion in a 1920s setting. By using his famous Iceberg Theory, Hemingway creates an indirect argument between an American and a girl that gets buried underneath many literary techniques. Hemingway uses setting, diction, and symbolism to describe the argument between the couple and to develop it. The setting of the story is described in great detail because Hemingway uses subtle hints and crucial symbolism throughout its description to give context to the argument. Firstly, the story takes place in Spain during the 1920s at a train station surrounded by hills. These hills represent sexual intercourse between
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