Reflecion#2 A unusual literature

Daniel Serrano
English 3104
January, 28 2007


The story “Hills like White Elephant” by Ernest Hemmingway is a rather unusual story or better said an unusual conversation. This story is the first short story I have ever read that could only be understood if read more than two times. The Story it self had an inner meaning which took time to decipher. The story was mostly dialog and very little narration. The short story could only be described as unique and unusual, two word that normally contradict one an other. The short story had many controversial topics like abortion and even statutory rape (depending on the character real age). The story it self can be hard to read so it take a level of education and maturity to understand, But it is still a must read story.

In the other hand this story depicted character could be considered as naïve especially the girl named jig , this character although had doubts of the operation she still managed to go through with it she was rather gullible but that is just my opinion of what happen. In the man case I find him rather undisisive and immoral. I consider that the only reason a person should go through with such a thing or do something that drastic is if the person health or child health is in danger in which this case it wasn’t. The only reason they were going to do what they did was because there relationship or happiness was in jeopardy. In any case I can not judge for I really don’t know the whole sinario of the story it lack detail to determine the reason why they really considered such a thing.

The story has a lot of spaces or part that weren’t clear and might cause some confusion to the reader but it still is interacting. I think the reason why it lack so mush background was because the author created it to make the reader think rather than just read. The story might of being repetitive but like my proffer said it has more topics of which to debate and talk about than that one might of suspect. In conclusion I can say that this short story was a most interesting experience not only for it debates that occurred but reading it as well.

Refleccion#1 My first thought

This probably my first experience with writing to a public audience as well as my first time commenting of what i read and though of a particular topic. With this said i will tell you what i thought about the shorty story i read in my class.The short story "The boy without a flag" is a swell way to start the new year for it represent the power and the righteousness of are present and past writers.The story expresses the art of combining past and present ideal with humorous but still ironic sense of humor, the relationship between the father and protagonists of this story partakes a well common situation between families now in day and every other past day as well; most father always want there children to not make the same mistakes they have done in the past. This story gives political reference which can be beneficial toward us since it tell of all the corruption and controversy the U.S. has brought in the past , even in this day and age you can still see this same problem a big example the present war Bush brought has uprising many controversy and injustice. In conclusion i think this story read in my English 3104 class has been since like not only a good ice breaker but a perfect story one can relate considering its vast content.