Ernest Hemingway describes many of his views through the characters in his stories. Hemingway found a way to express many different themes in his writings. He includes personal experiences, thoughts, and opinions to convey his way of thinking to the reader. Hemingway's writings can be interpreted in many ways, but as countless readers have observed, Ernest Hemingway is sexist. Hemingway is considered sexist because of the way he writes about women. His writings make the reader believe that Hemingway has a strong dislike for women. Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" and "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" represent Hemingway's views on men's domination of women and that women are the cause of misery men. Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants", is about abortion. In this short story, Hemingway made one of the characters, the waitress, a spy. Through the writing, we can immediately recognize that Hemingway has a preference for the power of men over women. The way he wrote the character's name was "American" and "the girl". This gives the reader the idea that “the American” is older and the one responsible for this relationship. As the reader continues to read this story, he or she can see that the girl does and is willing to do anything to please the American: “Girl: 'And if I do it, you will be happy and things will be as they were and will you 'love me?'" (Hemingway 2). Even if the subject is not said, the young girl refers to the abortion that the American wants her to undergo. She says, "'I don't care about myself.'" (Hemingway 2) All she wants is for the American to be happy and stay with her even if it means killing an unborn child. this way, Hemingwa...... middle of paper ...... ghosts", we can conclude that Hemingway feels better than women, since he is a man. The female character in this story, Jig, has repeatedly said that she doesn't care what happens to her, all she wants is for the American to stay by her side. Hemingway indirectly stated that women are supposed to obey men because men are superior. -Enlightened Place" Hemingway briefly mentioned the elderly man's wife in the waiters' conversation. Although it was not said, the woman was blamed for the man's suffering. The reader can conclude that Hemingway is indeed sexist and feels superior to women His experiences with women have not been the best, which is why he expresses his hatred towards them in his writings Works Cited Hemingway, Ernest. illuminated, 1933. Hemingway, Ernest Hills Like White Elephant 1927. Print..