Story Assignments

Hills like white Elephants
Summary

There is a little station next to the railroad tracks in the hills across the valley. The setting is taken place in a Spanish area. Two young couples are waiting for the train to Madrid. While they are waiting for the train, the couples are drinking. The man is worried about something. His girl may be in some trouble. The man keeps talking about there are going to have a good time and the woman changes the subject by saying “Hills Like White Elephants’ because the clouds are white like white elephants. The woman is trying to think about other things to cover her problem. At the end, the woman tells her man everything is going to be just fine to calm there worries.

My Opinion

The story is weird. The woman must be going through a problem because the man is worrying about her. The woman must be sick or they are going through a break up in my opinion. It seems the woman brings up the white clouds to change the subject of her man’s worries. The man doesn’t really pay attention so she tells him to be quiet and get her bags ready for the train. Her saying everything is fine is her just trying to calm the man down before they hop on the train to Madrid.