Ernest Hemingway

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the mitts of all the war and wounds, what really mattered to the major
was the love of his life. The narrator was told not to marry because he
could lose everything which really put back in focus what is in
important, the love of ones life.
This surprisingly had a great effect on Ernest’s life. Ernest was
married four times. He could never settle down with just one woman. For
that matter, he couldn’t settle down anywhere for a long period of
time. He was afraid he would grow too attached to something and then lose
it. “A man must not marry...he cannot marry, he cannot marry, if he
was to lose everything, he shouldn’t not place himself in the position to
lose that. He should not place himself in a position to lose. He
should find things he cannot lose.” (Hemingway 582) Hemingway practically
lived by these words that the major said to the narrator in “In Another
Country”.
In Ernest Hemingway’s short story, "Hills Like White Elephants", a
couple is depicted, primarily through dialogue, in a conflict over an
issue which is really never mentioned, but is obviously an abortion. The
story takes place at a railroad station in the Ebro Valley of Spain. The
issues discussed in the story are amazingly similar to events which
haunted Ernest’s life. The characteristics of the man portrayed in the
story are depictive of Ernest.
One prevalent theme within the story "Hills Like White Elephants" is
alcohol. The story takes place in a bar at a railway station and begins
with a man and a woman sampling various alcoholic drinks which include
"cervezas" and "Anis del Toros." It becomes clear that drinking is a
major part of the couple’s relationship when the woman later remarks,
"That’s all we do, isn’t it. . . try new drin...