The Shirt: Tones

•  So the shirt remains, but the man is gone
• ... it was painful evidence of his picture without me
• I am a freckle-faced, green-eyed redheaded atheist from one of the cheaper suburbs of Melbourne

•  there were only WC's pictures on the table. This shows that WC only cares about himself

• She knew she was being dumped, but she still reminiscing about their relationship

The Shirt: Characters and Characteristics

Physical Appearance

• 1st year student at Melbourne University
• Freckled-faced, green-eyed, red-headed
• atheist

Characteristics

• easily fall in love
• childish
• obsessed with WC
• stubborn
• persistent

Physical Appearance

• Final year student at the university
• Completed his basic medical degree at London University
• Studied psychiatric at Melbourne University
• originated from Sandakan
• good-looking ans has a model-like built

Characteristics

• vain
• liar
• calm

Physical Appearance

• Beautiful and sophisticated Londoner
• Platinum blonde
• Stayed in Europe for modelling assignments

The Shirt: Themes

This could be seen when Wu Cheng (W.C) said to Emma,

"I'm too old for you."

Emma is a first-year student at her university

Meanwhile, WC is a 29-years-old post-graduate from Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

It was his final year at the university

Wu Cheng was acting as if he was in love with Emma but in an odd way like when he told Emma to get out of his room, playing with Emma's feelings when she refused to get out from the room

WC gets married to a 26-years-old blonde, she was a part-time model and studied in London

'WC' means 'Water Closet', the only name that used by Emma for Wu Cheng. Emma sent letters to WC but she received replies weeks later with a remark "Return to sender - W.C. has died". This was a mistake done by WC in faking his death to Emma

WC said his family only want a Chinese, who is intelligent, wealthy, has a good reputation of family history and a Catholic. But then, he got married to an English woman

WC

WC acted as a mentor for Emma as he was the final year student and Emma was a first year student

He said that he loves Emma for the first and last time during his birthday party

He kissed Emma before his departure for Malaysia

Emma

Emma refused to leave WC's room even after she was repeatedly told to do so by WC

Emma told WC to accept her because she wanted to be with him. Words like, "WC, please don't go", and "I'm not yellow enough for you" shows how musch she wanted to be with WC.

Emma went to the airport to meet WC for the last time to show how meaningful WC is to her. She even sent letters to him, hoping that he would remember her

Hills Like White Elephants: Setting

Train Station

Ebro River

Spain

1920's

daylight

a society who are ignorant

The American Man said that the operation was as if blowing air into the body but in reality, the operation would be painful. In other words, the American Man was being ignorant towards Jig

a society who are indecisive

Jig were not sure to undergo the operation or not. From the dialog, we could identify the indecisive tone in her speech.

Hills Like White Elephant: Characters & Characteristics and Point of View

Young - enjoyed drinking alcohol

Pregnant - it is obvious because the whole story is about pregnancy

Loving - cares for the American man

Indecisive - keeps changing her decision

Peacemaker - She is not willing to talk about the problem that bothers both of them so much and keeps changing the topic. She is trying to avoid worse arguments

Young - enjoyed drinking alcohol

Manipulative - Further by saying he doesn't care if she does it, that he would be okay if she doesn't

Hypocritical - "You've got to realize... that I don't want you to do it if you don't want to..." When it is obvious he wanted Jig to do the abortion

Selfish - He keeps saying that abortion is simple when we know that the operation is painful

Spanish woman

She proves that the story takes place in Zargozza, Spain

Third-person point of view

Hemingway doesn't reveal the character's thoughts but only on what they do and say

Minimum context being presented: only on the scenery (river of Ebro, white hills), the weather (hot) and the train schedules.

Hills Like White Elephant: Plot

• A man and a woman were outside a bar having some drinks and waiting for the train
• They decided to order beers and the woman who works at the bar brought the drinks to their table
• The girl remarked that the distant hills look lke white elephants, but the man discounted her remark

• The Americans began to mention about an operation
• He argued that the operation would be simple, but then said that the procedure really isn't even an operation at all

• They kept arguing about the operation
• The woman threatened to scream if the American would not stop talking.

• Jig eventually assented to the operation, and gave the final justification: "I don't care about me". She attempted to drop the subject, but the man persisted as if still unsure of Jig's intentions and mental state

•  The Spanish bartender brought two more beers and told them that the train would arrive in 5 minutes
• The American carried their bags to the platform and then walked back to the bar
• He asked the girl whether she felt better. She said she felt fine and that there was nothing wrong with her

Black Beauty: Tones

Chapter 36

"I should be glad to oblige the lady, sir, but I had a seven days' license once, and the work was too hard for me, and for my horses. Year in and Year out, not a day's rest, and never a Sunday with my wife and children, and never able to go to a place of worship."

Chapter 45

CHRISTMAS and the New Year are very merry times for some people; but for cabmen and cabmen's horses it is no holiday, though it may be a harvest."

Chapter 6

Straps here, and straps there, a bit in my mouth, and blinkers over my eyes. Now, I am not complaining for I know it must be so.

Chapter 41

He was doing his best to pull a heavy cart, while a strong, rough boy was cutting him under the belly with his whip, and chucking cruelly at his little mouth.

Chapter 43

"Poor little fellow!" she said, "he suffers a deal of pain; he is four years old and can't walk anymore than a baby; but the doctor said if I could get him into the hospital, he might get well; pray, sir how far is it? Which way is it?"

There was a plowboy, Dick, who sometimes came into our field to pluck blackberries from the hedge. When he had eaten all he wanted he would have whta he called fun with the colts, throwing stones and sticks at them  to make them gallop. We did not much mind him, for we could gallop off; but sometimes a stone would hit and hurt us.

One day, he was at this game, and did not know that the master was in the next field; but he was there, watching what was going on; over the hedge he jumped in a snap, and catching Dick by the arm, he gave him such a box on the ear as made him roar with the pain and surprise. As soon as we saw the master we trotted up nearer to see what went on.

"Bad boy!" he said, "bad boy! to chase the colts. This is not the first time, nor the second, but it shall be last. There -- take your money and go home; I shall not want you on my farm again." So we never saw Dick anymore. Old Daniel, the man looked after the horses, was just as gentle as our master, so we were well off.

1. "Now we shall see the hare," sid my mother; and just then a hare wild with fright rushed by and made for the woods. On came the dogs; they burst over the bank, leaped the stream, and came dashing across the field followed by the huntsmen. Six or eight men leaped their horses clean over, close upon the dogs. The hare tried to get through the fence; it was too thick, and she turned sharp round to make for the road, but it was too late; the dogs were upon her with their wild cries; we heard one shriek, and that was the end of her. One of the huntsmen rode up and whipped off the dogs, who would soon have torn her to pieces. He held her up by the leg torn and bleeding, and all the gentlemen seemed well pleased.

As for me, I was so astonished that I did not at first see what was going on by the brook; but when I did look there was a sad sight; two fine horses were down, one was struggling in the stream, and the other was groaning on the grass. One of the riders was getting out of the water covered with mud, the other lay quite still.

2. "Well, no," she said, "you must not say that; but though I am an old horse, and have seen and heard a great deal, I never yet could make out why men are so fond of this sport; they often hurt themselves, often spoil good horses, and tear up the fields, and all for a hare or a fox, or a stag, that they could get more easily some other way; but we are only horses, and don't know."

Chapter 2

Black Beauty watched in astonishment as the dogs and men are pursuing a hare.

"Now we shall see the hare," sid my mother; and just then a hare wild with fright rushed by and made for the woods. On came the dogs; they burst over the bank, leaped the stream, and came dashing across the field followed by the huntsmen. Six or eight men leaped their horses clean over, close upon the dogs. The hare tried to get through the fence; it was too thick, and she turned sharp round to make for the road, but it was too late; the dogs were upon her with their wild cries; we heard one shriek, and that was the end of her. One of the huntsmen rode up and whipped off the dogs, who would soon have torn her to pieces. He held her up by the leg torn and bleeding, and all the gentlemen seemed well pleased.

 Chapter 3

Black Beauty was astonished as he found that wearing a bridle and saddle is very uncomfortable

I had of course long been used to a halter and and a headstall, and to be led about in the field and lanes quietly, but now I was to have a bit and a bridle; my master gave mesome oats as usual, and, after a good deal of coaxing, he got the bit into my mouth, and the bridle fixed, but it was a nasty thing!

Chapter 2

Black Beauty described the act of the dogs killing the hare

The hare tried to get through the fence; it was too thick, and she turned sharp round to make for the road, but it was too late; the dogs were upon her with their wild cries; we heard one shriek, and that was the end of her. One of the huntsmen rode up and whipped off the dogs, who would soon have torn her to pieces. He held her up by the leg torn and bleeding, and all the gentlemen seemed well pleased.

Chapter 2

Black Beauty described the death of 'Rob Roy', a horse who joins the hunt. 'Rob Roy' was injured, and he was shot to death by a man.

..... Then someone ran ito our master's house and came back with a gun; presently there was a loud bang and a dreadful shriek, and then all was still; and the black horse moved no more