Hills Like White Elephants by Earnest Hemingway

http://www.asdk12.org/staff/grenier_tom/HOMEWORK/208194_Hills_Like_White_Elephants.pdf

"Hills like White Elephants" is an amazing short story by Earnest Hemingway.  It is beautifully written, and filled with amazing imagery, symbolism, and allusions.  For those of you who don't know, a white elephant is a noun used to describe an item that is useless or troublesome.  White elephants are often very difficult to get rid of and cause more problems than they're worth.  This story takes place at a train station bar.  It is a very telling encounter between a man and a woman.  Even though very little is said by either person, the reader is able to get a fairly good look into the couple's lives.  It took me a second time reading the story to understand what it was about because Hemingway uses a lot of euphemisms and very understated and simple language.  I really recommend this story to everyone.  It is a very short read and definitely worth the time.