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Hills Like White Elephants Literary Analysis

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Hemingway, the author of “Hills Like White Elephants” characterize his two main characters in the short story with specific literary techniques to define each character. This story captures the conversation between and American man and a woman (Jig) sitting with him at a table in a bar. Hemingway reveals the thoughts, emotions, and concerns of each character through their response in the conversation and body language. Through the usage of indirect and direct characterization, obscure language of the characters, and a shift in the tone all to help the author reveal specific aspects of the main characters. Through the usage of characterization of the characters directly and indirectly, help the author to reveal given and non-given details
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