For this weeks assignment we read Hills like White Elephants , a short story by Ernest Hemingway. In this story a young couple debates whether or not to have an abortion, by the end i leaves the reader questioning whether or not the woman keeps the baby or stays in a relationship with the man.
Its rather difficult to decide whether or not the girl keeps the baby or not but i would have to say that she does. Throughout the dialogue of the story the couple go back and forth on weather or not to keep the child. The woman is very hesitate to do so while the man doesn't seem too concerned about her opinion. I think his passive attitude about the matter really showed how much he cared about her and their relationship long term. I also think that this wasn't his first time dealing with an unexpected pregnancy. He mentions he had had "friends" do the surgery before, for him to be this relaxed about it gives me a sense that been through this a couple times. By the end i believe the woman has decided to have a future with this child ether with or without the man, most likely without. A couple years ago i had to make a decision to either trust some "friends" and go to some big party or go home like i was supposed to. This was during my junior year of high school and there was this one house that became notorious to this big parties in my area. The parents of the kids who threw the parties didn't care about anything and even brought drinks and drugs for everyone to use there. I had heard about the first big party an how wild it had gotten, then "part 2" (thats what it was called) got announced one day. A couple people in my history class asked if i wanted to come along. Lets just call then friends A,B, and C. Friend A asked"so Siani you hear about part 2 right you going?" I was already a little wary of it. Large parties weren't my thing anyway. "nah I don't think so might be a little too crazy for me" Friend B, " Come on! it'll be fun heard there's free drinks." Friend C "Yea and I'm borrowing the car that night so we"ll have ride. I told then I had homework to do (even though the party was on a Friday night). "Yea ill pass" I told them. "Suit your self." said friend A. part of me actually wanted to go but the cons out weighed the pros. I'd rather miss a little bit of fun rather than, you know, getting arrested, expelled, black out drunk or maybe even death. Turns out my choice to stay home was well worth it. The day after the party news reports showed that the party got raided by police. The parents got arrested and dozens of teens were charged with either possession of some sort of substance or underage drinking. A lot of seats were empty in my classes the next week or so. Its been a couple years and I don't think ill ever regret my decision to sit that party out.
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Tori Larer
10/2/2017 10:45:13 am
I found it difficult to decide whether or not she kept the baby as well. Even after reading it couple times over i couldn't make up mind but i say she keeps it and leaves the man.
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David Miller
10/2/2017 07:59:06 pm
@Police... Gotem
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dominique candidi
10/3/2017 05:51:51 am
That "I knew it" moment is always the best after you know there's going to be trouble so you exclude yourself even thought apart of you wants to be there.
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Ashley Coley
10/3/2017 08:58:32 am
Always follow that gut instinct. If something doesn't feel right or if you have to second guess it nothing good can ever come of it.
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