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

In Ernest Hemingway's, "Hills Like White Elephants", the dialogue used by the characters allows readers to understand how manipulative and knieving people can be when they feel their way of life is in jeopardy. <Tab/>A white elephant is an item which one person deems is unnecessary(trash) while that unnecessary item may be seen as life saving(treasure). <Tab/>The man in the story, is an …

…make sure others are satisfied...even if that means doing something they do not want to do. Works Cited <Tab/><Tab/>Lauter, Paul. Et al. The Heath Anthology of American Literature. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. Teacher question: choose one text and analze it by examining the author's language and how meaning is constructed. You may also consider the history and culture of the period in your analysis.