Essays Tagged: "Jig"

The Decision That Could Have Been, alcoholism

o be right varying from each individual. InHemingway's realistic story, Hills Like White Elephants, Jig attempts to make acrucial change in her life by making the right decision, but is unable to beca ... in her life by making the right decision, but is unable to because ofher weak characteristic flaws. Jig is indecisive about her decision. Even thoughshe realizes the possibilities, she has difficultie ...

(4 pages) 76 0 4.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

hills like white elephants

s. One must only here what is said, not what isthought by the two main characters, the American and Jig. Hemmingway's third personnarrator takes an objective position outside of the characters, thus p ... of life".The limited time in which the train will be stopping, two minutes, symbolizes the timethat Jig has to make her decision since she cannot risk her health in waiting for a longperiod of time.Th ...

(3 pages) 274 2 4.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Hemingway's Juxtaposition at the junction

c of the lives, the future, and the relentless indecision that confronts the American and the girl, Jig.The story takes place in Spain, at an apparently small railway station above the valley of the E ... clares, "I don't want anybody but you. I don't want anyone else." He knows, at first, what he wants Jig to do, and gently attempts to persuade her: "I'll go with you and I'll stay with you all the tim ...

(2 pages) 47 0 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Setting is Essential" Ernest Hemingway uses the setting of Hills Like White Elephants to develop his argument.

e short story "Hills Like White Elephants", by Ernest Hemingway, is a story about a man and a girl, Jig, who are going on a trip. The woman is going there to have an operation. The author does not tel ... the end.The first encounter of the setting comes in play at the beginning of the story. The man and Jig are at a train station located between two lines of rails. These two sets of tracks are going in ...

(3 pages) 129 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Hills Like White Elephant" by Ernest Miller Hemingway.

ations between the two main characters, a man, who was not given a name and a girl, simply known as Jig. Here, I will try my best to analyse the narrative point of view of this extract by exploiting t ... ew drinks". The man feels that the pregnancy is an obstacle in their relationship. On the contrary, Jig seems to be ready to settle down and have a baby. Stating her desire to keep the baby further, " ...

(4 pages) 136 0 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Oral presentation: "that a mothers love is the most important love of all", first affirmative speaker, examples from the book "A Fortunate Life" A.B Facey

y SpearsMatt Greoning, creator of The Simpsons described love as a perky elf dancing a merry little jig. Webster's Dictionary defines love as to have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or ...

(4 pages) 37 0 4.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

MAchining Processes

aning2Turning/Facing3Cylindrical Grinding4Centre-less Grinding5Honing6Superfinishing7Thread Milling8Jig Boring8Horizontal Boring9Lathe Boring9Vertical Boring10Broaching11Drilling12Computer Aided Work ... es slightly over one revolutionProduces find feed linesCan be used to make very large threaded partsJig BoringTypical Component: Cast component that requires a series of accurate holes.Jig boring is a ...

(16 pages) 59 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering

"One man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure": Hemingway's, Hills Like White Elephants

how to sweet talk a woman into doing whatever he pleases."It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig," the man said. "It's not really an operation at all." The girl looked at the ground the table l ... tion at all." The girl looked at the ground the table legs rested on. "I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig. It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in." The girl did not say anything. "I'll go ...

(3 pages) 80 1 4.5 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Explain the poem, Hills Like White Elephants. A Feminist Approach to "Hills Like White Elephants"

s "Hills Like White Elephants"uses a plethora of symbols to convey the idea that a young girl named Jig is a typical woman dealing with a woman's choice. Although the word abortion is never used in th ... the story, the reader is lead to that conclusion through the use of symbolism.The story begins with Jig and her American boyfriend waiting for a train in the valley of Ebro, a symbolic use of the word ...

(3 pages) 227 4 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Elephants standing on a Hill (a critique on Ernest Hemingway's story Hills Like White Elephants, includes quotes)

t and say what it is exactly, you have to read into it. The man states "I know you wouldn't mind it Jig. It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in"(pg365) This is where symbolism and deep ... and talks to her in a very manipulative way. For example, "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig"(pg. 365) and he also says "You don't have to be afraid. I've known lots of people that have don ...

(9 pages) 65 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

A Literary Analysis of Ernest Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants

go into the symbols in the story, I would first like to state what the story is about. It is about Jig and an American man, at a railway station (in Spain) waiting for the train headed to Madrid. Whi ... interpretation that it is indeed an abortion, and it can be clearly seen that the man did not want Jig to have the baby, and of course, Jig wanted to have him or her (the baby). With the plot having ...

(5 pages) 89 0 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Automotive Materials

n that.1: waiting:Considering the manufacturing of product A, B I found out there is a delay in the Jig bore for product A and it has to wait for product B to finish the process for 0.85 hourAnd after ... the components and I ended up with two block diagonal (product F, R, D, A, S AND processes Fitting, Jig bore, C/Grind, C/Lathe) one block and (product K, Q, T AND T/Lathe machine, Drill, H/Mill, P/Mil ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Mechanical Engineering

Jim Crow History

rmer, Thomas "Daddy" Rice, blackened his face with charcoal paste or burnt cork and danced a absurd jig while singing the lyrics to the song, "Jump Jim Crow." Rice created this character after seeing ...

(2 pages) 82 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Relationship in "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway

anding. I found myself unable to ignore my own empathy for the young girl, and only named character Jig, who faces an abortion she may not want, thus giving me a sort of resentment towards her lover, ... velers, an American man and a seemingly younger woman, often referred to as he girl, by the name of Jig. Both are only depicted through their words and how they relate to one another. Throughout the s ...

(4 pages) 49 1 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Hills Like White Elephants

s Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, we read of two people, an American man and a girl named Jig, in Spain, whose about to embark on a mysterious operation. Hemingway doesn't give much insight ... a power struggle that Connie is having within herself to cope with the expectations placed on her. Jig and Connie have unmistakable similarities to each other. One of the similarities is that the peo ...

(4 pages) 2162 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Gender Roles In “Hills Like White Elephants”

se her mate. For instance, in conversation, the man said, "It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig"¦It's not really an operation at all"� (363). He continues to persuade her by tell ... all"� (363). He continues to persuade her by telling her that "I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig. It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in"� (363). The male partner does not ...

(1 pages) 20 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Hemingways hills like white el

nest Hemingway In Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants," the two main characters, Jig and the unnamed American man, are at a train station in Spain trying to decide whether or not th ... d American man, are at a train station in Spain trying to decide whether or not they (actually just Jig) should go through with an abortion. The first time I read the story it wasn't very clear to me ...

(4 pages) 34 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

I Feel Fine

words uttered by any woman, which has any other meaning than its correct definition, are stated by Jig in Ernest Hemingway?s, ?Hills Like White Elephants.? Ask any man what it means when a woman says ...

(7 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Themes Of "Hills Like White Elephants"

is expressed through the short story "Hills Like White Elephants" through the American and through Jig. The next theme is the theme of doubt and ambiguity which is sensed by the reader through both t ... e theme of doubt and ambiguity which is sensed by the reader through both the American's doubts and Jig's doubts. The last is the theme of men and women in which Hemingway explores the way that men an ...

(4 pages) 43 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Step into the Light         With each reading of Ernest Hemingway’s

(Perrine and Arp 173). The strong contrasting landscapes indicate the opposing options available to Jig, the girl. The station is also located "between two lines of rails in the sun" (Perrine and Arp ... as the couple sits in the shade of the train station drinking beer. From the shade of the station, Jig sees only the sterile and barren side associated with the abortion. "They look like white elepha ...

(4 pages) 1337 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues