In the poem titled "Hills Like White Elephant" by Ernest Hemingway reflects upon a life of a couple who are in love but the only thing that's making their relationship uhappy is the girl being pregnant. The short story does not specify the actual work "abortion," but it is pretty self explanatory that that is exactly what they are planning on doing in order to have things back to normal in their relationship.
To my knowledge what the girl really means by staing, "That's all we do, isn't it-look at things and try new drinks?" is that " all we do is enjoy ourselves and drink all the time, and we do not have to worry about anyone else except ourselves." It seems like that they are living their life as though they are in some game and whatever they do will only benefit them in every way. They are both talking aborting their baby like it is a piece of cake and that it is very simple. By doing so they will be very happy, like it is not a big deal. They both think that after the procedure, they will be both happy again, not realizing that it might change both of their lives.
I would phrase this quote by stating, "Aren't there better things to do intead of always trying new things in life?"
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Agree with your post. The short story “Hills Like White Elephants,” by Ernest Hemmingway, is about a young couple and the polemic issue of abortion. The word abortion is never mentioned in the story, but the author’s powerful use of setting and symbolism help readers to identify the concept. When Jig says, "That's all we do, isn't it- look at things and try new drinks?" she means that as a couple they have other priorities in life such as drinking and doing new stuff. This couple apparently wants this abortion because he wants to keep his current lifestyle and if the woman goes ahead with the pregnancy, he would have to settle down and raise a family, which would mean forget his desires of seeing the world. So, the statement reflects clear and honest feelings about the couple and how they see the pregnancy.
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