Hills Like White Elephants

Question 1

Author

Answer 1

Ernest Hemmingway

Question 2

Connection

Answer 2

Kew Gardens, Minister’s Black Veil

Question 3

Why this story?

Answer 3

Shallow dialogue, hidden thoughts, loaded conversation

Question 4

Themes

Answer 4

Maturity, inexperience, innocence, traditional gender roles, language barrier, lack of communication, breakdown of communication, control, emotional manipulation, self suppression, concealment, freedom, family, choice, desires, lack of love, different ambitions

Question 5

Tone

Answer 5

Condescending, echo chamber, passive aggressive, infantilizing

Question 6

Diction

Answer 6

Mainly dialogue, no specific physical characteristics attached to characters

Question 7

Literary devices

Answer 7

Imagery, dialogue, symbolism, foreshadowing, simile, metaphor, logos