Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" is an unusual story for its time period. Abortion was still new and very dangerous, but it was rapidly growing in popularity. It was the thing to do if you were young and were not ready to settle down for family life. This story deals with one couple's choice between family and freedom. The couple in the story is young and traveling the wrold. They are having fun and then …showed first 75 words of 727 total…

…showed last 75 words of 727 total…but maybe they could never have children again. Or maybe the girl will lose her respect and love for him because of what he made her do and it will be all over for them. Or maybe they decide to have the baby after all and they live happily ever after. Whatever happens and whatever decision they make will change them forever. they cannot just go back to the way things were. You never can.