Hills Like White Elephants

In order for a relationship between a man and a woman to flourish and grow, both people should be reasonably mature and honest with one another. Their goals in life should be similar. Otherwise, it is difficult to maintain a substantial base in the partnership, and inevitably, it will wither and die. In an attempt to make clever conversation, she observes aloud that the line of hills off in the distance "look[s] like white …

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