The-appreciation--of-Hills-like-White-Elephants

摘要《白象似的山峦》是一个短篇故事，作者是欧内斯特·海明威。这篇文章在1927年第一次发表在文集《没有女人的男人》当中。在这篇文章中,我将列举一些我自己的关于《白象似的山峦的故事》的看法。首先我将讲叙一些有关作者简介的信息。这一部分主要包括海明威的成长经历以及主要的文学作品！同时还包括他的感情生活！当然还会介绍一下海明威每个人生阶段的代表作品！第二部分主要涉及情节的简介,在这一部分,我将会说出这篇文章的主要情节。这一部分主要包括故事发生的时间，地点以及故事中的主要人物！第三部分是关于主题和复发元素,我将通过我对这篇文章的阅读的，和大家谈谈作者是想表达些什么，以及一些关于复发元素的内容。然后,象征以及背景将会被涉及,我将会通过我自己的理解，来总结这篇文章的象征意义。同时，也会讲述这部作品的写作背景。在最后部分,我将给出一些关于这篇文章的结论。谈论一下我读完这部作品后的最大收获!ABSTRACTHillsLikeWhiteElephantsisashortstorybyErnestHemingway.Itwasfirstpublishedinthe1927collectionMenWithoutWomen.Inthisarticle,IwilllistsomeofmyopinionsaboutstoryofHillsLikeWhiteElephants.Fistofall,IwillgiveoweinformationaboutAuthorIntroduction.ThispartmainlyincludesHemingway'sgrowthexperienceaswellasthemainliterarywork!Simultaneouslyalsoincludeshissentimentallife!Ofcourse，IwillintroducesomerepresentativeworksofHemingwayduringeachtimeoflife.ThesecondpartwilldealswiththePlotsummary,inthispart,themainplotwillbelist.Thispartmainincludingstorytime,placeandthemaincharactersofthestory!ThethirdpartisaboutThemesandrecurringelements,Iwillthoughmyreadingtogivesomeaspectsaboutwhattheauthorwanttoexpressandsomethingsaboutrecurringelements.ThenSymbolismandsettingofthisstorywillbeinvolved,IwillsumuptheSymbolismdependonmyownunderstanding.Atthesametime,itwillbeaboutthenovelwritingbackground.Atthelastpart,Iwillgiveaconclutionaboutthisarticle.TalkaboutthebiggestharvestIhavegotafterIfinishedthework!AuthorIntroductionHemingwayisoneofmymostlovedauthorandIhavelearnedsomeaboutthisgreatmanthoughthebookofselectedreadingsofAmericanliterature.Iwillwritetheintroductionabouthimnow.ErnestMillerHemingway(July21,1899–July2,1961)wasanAmericanauthorandjournalist.Hisdistinctivewritingstyle,characterizedbyeconomyandunderstatement,influenced20th-centuryfiction,asdidhislifeofadventureandpublicimage.Heproducedmostofhisworkbetweenthemid-1920sandthemid-1950s.HewontheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1954.Hemingway'sfictionwassuccessfulbecausethecharactershepresentedexhibitedauthenticitythatresonatedwithhisaudience.ManyofhisworksareclassicsofAmericanliterature.Hepublishedsevennovels,sixshortstorycollections,andtwonon-fictionworksduringhislifetime;afurtherthreenovels,fourcollectionsofshortstories,andthreenon-fictionworkswerepublishedposthumously.HemingwaywasbornandraisedinOakPark,Illinois.AfterleavinghighschoolheworkedforafewmonthsasareporterforTheKansasCityStar,beforeleavingfortheItalianfronttobecomeanambulancedriverduringWorldWarI,whichbecamethebasisforhisnovelAFarewelltoArms.Hewasseriouslywoundedandreturnedhomewithintheyear.In1922HemingwaymarriedHadleyRichardson,thefirstofhisfourwives,andthecouplemovedtoParis,whereheworkedasaforeigncorrespondent.Duringhistimetherehemetandwasinfluencedbymodernistwritersandartistsofthe1920sexpatriatecommunityknownastheLostGeneration.Hisfirstnovel,TheSunAlsoRises,waswrittenin1924.AfterdivorcingHadleyRichardsonin1927HemingwaymarriedPaulinePfeiffer;theydivorcedfollowingHemingway'sreturnfromcoveringtheSpanishCivilWar,afterwhichhewroteForWhomtheBellTolls.MarthaGellhornbecamehisthirdwifein1940,butheleftherforMaryWelshHemingwayafterWorldWarII,duringwhichhewaspresentatD-DayandtheliberationofParis.ShortlyafterthepublicationofTheOldManandtheSeain1952HemingwaywentonsafaritoAfrica,wherehewasalmostkilledinaplanecrashthatlefthiminpainorill-healthformuchoftherestofhislife.HemingwayhadpermanentresidencesinKeyWest,Florida,andCubaduringthe1930sand'40s,butin1959hemovedfromCubatoKetchum,Idaho,wherehecommittedsuicideinthesummerof1961.PlotsummaryThestorytakesplaceatatrainstationintheEbroRivervalleyofSpain.Theyearisnotgiven,butIthinkitmaybeatthe1920s.Thisparticulardayisoppressivelyhotanddry,andthesceneryinthevalleyisbarrenanduglyforthemostpart.Thetwomaincharactersareaman(referredtoonlyastheAmerican)andhisfemalecompanion,whomhecallsJig.WhilewaitingforthetraintoMadrid,theAmericanandJigdrinkbeerandaliquorcalledAnísdelToro,whichJigcomparestolicorice.Theirconversationismundaneatfirst,butquicklydriftstothesubjectofanoperationwhichtheAmericanisattemptingtoconvinceJigtoundergo.Thoughitisnevermadeexplicitinthetext,itismadeclear(throughphrasesofdialoguesuchasIt'sjusttolettheairinandButIdon'twantanybodybutyou,amongnumerouscontextclues)thatJigispregnantandthattheprocedureinquestionisanabortion.AfterposingargumentstowhichtheAmericanislargelyunresponsive,Jigeventuallyassentstotheoperation,givingthefinaljustification:Idon'tcareaboutme.Sheattemptstodropthesubject,buttheAmericanpersistsasifstillunsureofJig'sintentionsandmentalstate.Asthetrainapproaches,itisimportanttonotethathecarriestheirbagstotheopposingplatformandhasadrinkalonebeforerejoiningJig.Shesmilesathim,assureshimthatsheisfine,andthestoryends.Jig'sreferencetowhiteelephantscouldbeinreplytothebaby.TheAmericancouldseethebabyasawhiteelephantandnotwanttoraiseitbecauseofthecost,whileJigcouldseethechildasanextraordinaryadditiontohermundanelifeofdrinkingandmindlesstravelingThemesandrecurringelementsHillsLikeWhiteElephantsisthematicallyrich,givenitsshortlengthandsparsenarrative.Onthesurface,itdealswithconceptssuchastheconflic