In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants”, by Ernest Hemingway, is based on the determination to abort a child. Hemingway introduced readers to Jig, a naive girl lacking in self-confidence and an indulgent American. Jig and his partner have made an adult decision to conceive a child, but are unable to keep the unborn child. Jig is in a position of contemplation, where she must decide on her own seed rather than passionate love because she doesn't want her decision to affect their relationship. The man for whom she feels unconditional love does not tolerate her pregnancy. The American specifies that abortion is a “simple operation”. He tries to persuade Jig to have surgery, but doesn't realize that life won't stay the same once the surgery is over. Hemingway helps readers visualize the abortion situation by comparing Jig's pregnancy to the fictional setting and objects. “On this side, there was neither shade nor trees and the station was between two lines of rails in the sun.” As the couple enters the station, Hemingway introduces the setting; the sc...