Hills like White Elephants and Symbolism

After reading “Hills like White Elephants” by one of the most influential modernist writers of his time, Ernest Hemingway, it is obvious that he does not make any extraneous information. Rather, he gives the reader just enough information by using symbols so that readers can gain a deeper meaning than just what is being said in the book. Hemingway purposefully wrote this story so that sentiment was implied but not overtly seen. Symbols are crucial in “Hills like White Elephants”; readers can gain a better understanding of what is going on between the two characters by ...