ENG 40 - Maria Chuya

         Hemingway's short story, Hills Like White Elephants, was a story that started off as if it was something very simple. A couple sitting down waiting for a train and talking about a problem that was not directly mentioned. Nothing big, right? I found this story very interesting because once you read the story and realize that they are actually talking about an abortion, it makes you think about how in reality we as humans also tend to go about certain problems. In the story they avoided calling the problem by  it's name, they named everything in this story but what the problem is, in this case the abortion. Although, this conversation evolved because Jig had to make a decision about whether or not she keeps the baby, this problem also brought up the internal problems the characters had beforehand. Throughout this conversation, we realize that Jig has problems within her self and does not value herself. Jig depends on her companion, the American man,...

While reading, "The Story of An Hour," written by Kate Chopin, you have to read it more than once or twice. The first time I read it, I was not able to pick up what I did the second time. Reading between the lines and the messages that Chopin gave the reader without actually stating it. Mr's Mallard's reacting and the time period this story was written, it made me think of what women were considered or even treated at the time. For example, back then women did not have the right that woman had today. With this being said, I only realized when Mrs. Mallard said under her breath, "free, free,free." She was happy, and relaxed, and maybe not at the same time. What Mrs. Mallard was feeling, was relieved, as she stared into sky, she was able to actually focus on the sounds, the scents, and everything that filled the air. She was feeling like this after receiving the news her husband died, before anything she was thinking of how her life would be long. The most co...