January 31 Homework Assignment

Hills Like White Elephants-1. The couple in this story is arguing about the girl getting an abortion. The male is completely comfortable and for the operation, while the female is unsure of the procedure and does not know what to do. It seems to me that the girl is easily persuaded and will do anything for this man. In the first part of the story, the girl questions everything the man says, saying things like, "What makes you think so?" and "And if I do it you'll be happy and things will be like they were and you'll love me?" The girl wants the mans assurance in knowing everything will be alright after she goes through with the abortion. She also wants to know if she doesn't go through with the operation if the man will still love her and want to be with her. The man thinks if she goes through with the process that they would get their life back, and they could "Have the whole world." He saysthings like "It's really a simple operation Jig," and "It's really not an operation at all." He also tells her he's known lots of people to do it and they've all been okay. As the story progresses, the girl seems to change her mind, saying things like "I'll do it because I don't care about me," and "I'll do it and everything will be okay," seeming to finally agree with the man. The mans opinion doesn't really change. He keeps saying things like "You've got to realize that I don't want you to do it if you don't want to. I'm perfectly willing to go through with it if it means anything to you." Almost as if putting the guilt trip on her the entire time.Girl-3. In this story, there are only two characters. A mother and her daughter. The story consists of a mother telling her daughter what to do and what not to do while growing up and even after. Mainly the things she tells her are things around the house or things a housewife would do in taking care of a family. The mother says so much to the girl because she seems to think that the girl knows nothing and has so much to learn before becoming a woman, wife and even mother. She tries to tell her everything she needs to know and then some so she is then even accepted in society. It seems the girl got to say two things during the entire story, just things that she seemed to question and not understand. The little girl has nothing to say, so she listens, and the mother has much to say so she just keeps on lecturing to the little girl.The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fistfight In Heaven-2. When the police officer tells the man that he is making people nervous driving around the neighborhood and randomly stopping, he is implying that people do not recognize him or his car and are worried that he is going to bring trouble to the neighborhood. He doesnt fit the profile of the neighborhood which seems to be wealthy and caucasion probably. Also, most residents of the neighborhood probably don't just drive around aimlessly and stop here and there. The narrator takes this comment to heart saying he doesn't fit the profile of the country, meaning he doesn't fit in anywhere really. He doesnt say this outloud though, thinking he would probably get into trouble if he did.