New Direction--ENG 110

Just to clarify the new focus of this blog for anyone who is still reading it, I am now converting it to an extra credit opportunity for ENG 110 Introduction to Literature class.

Since classes have just started there is only so many readings that we can choose from, so today I am going to give my opinion on Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants. When we read this poem out loud in class I had no idea what it was talking about, but after some discussion I learned that it was talking about abortion; something I never would have guessed. After hearing that abortion was the main focus I picked up the clues that others had found within the poem. For example, the man says “I won’t worry about that because it’s a perfectly simple” and “You don’t have to be afraid. I’ve known lots of people that have done it.” These two quotes seemed to be the main clues for understanding the topic that was being discussed by the couple. I feel that Hemingway’s approach was much thought out because he is talking about a subject that was not seen as socially acceptable at the time. I can honestly say that if another classmate had not said the underlying message I would have been there all day scratching my head. I have no real like or dislike towards this poem, it was just something that I had to read for school.