Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Recap

Hills Like White Elephants is about a couple who are set to have a child but are considering have an abortion. The women is very confused about what she wants and would just like to make her husband happy. The husband thinks that getting an abortion would be best and if the women got one then things could go back to the way they were before. The plot is fairly simple. They are preparing to travel somewhere in Spain and are basically just debating what they should do about the baby. The reference to hills looking like white elephants is meant to symbolize a look similar to that of a pregnant women.

A Good Man Is Hard To Find surrounds a family traveling to Florida. It comes down to a women who when her life is in question realizes that she has not lead a very good life. During the story she is very negative and complains the entire trip. However, at the end when she comes with terms to the fact that she achieved nothing in her life she attempts to reach out to this outlaw and make him change his ways. She proves to be unsuccessful and is killed. The plot starts very dull and has sveral stories within the story that do not really seem to tie into the plot.

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