I believe the woman does keep the baby and does not follow through with the abortion. As the man and woman contemplate their future together, the woman is has a very passive aggressive tone and tends to discourage the man's attempts to persuade her. Also, Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism to represent life, like the grain and water the couple can see from the station. Also, Hemingway uses motifs to represent the connection between a mother and child like the number two. Also, I believe the woman does not stay with the man. She questions their future if she goes through with the operation, asking if he would love her and be happy. By doing so, she seems to ridicule his feelings toward her now as her pregnancy should not be considered a liability to their relationship. Near the end, she tends to say that she doesn't care about herself and only wants to make the man happy which can be referred as her seeking for his attention and approval. He does not comply and she asks for the conversation to end as it seems she has made her decision about the baby, not considering his beliefs. In my life, I struggle getting along with my family on my mom's side as my personality and beliefs are very conflicting with theirs. My dad does not like like my mom's family as they are extremely disrespectful and hold on to family traditions too tightly with expectations that are constricting. I am very similar to my dad and he is one of my favorite people and to see him at a young age arguing with my family members was very conflicting. As I got older, I began to be questioned more about my faith, education, love, etc. and they became very harsh and rude if it did not match their expectations. If I live by my family standards (although I am saying family, it is mostly my grandparents), I realized I would not be happy. I am very independent and strong with a drive to learn. I am interested in law and politics which was very confusing for them as most women in my family are expected to become teachers. I made the decision last year to distance myself from my grandparents and my parents were very proud of my decision. We held our own Christmas parties, Thanksgiving, birthdays, and other events that we used to spend with them. I am at a point in my life where I am making several life changing decisions regarding my future and hearing their negative, restricting advice was detrimental to my happiness. I hope to reconnect with them in the near future once I have my plans established.
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Brianna Costa
9/28/2017 06:22:11 am
Your argument was very well constructed and made your belief very clear. I agree with you on both parts.
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Kira McFadden
10/2/2017 05:00:24 pm
Distancing yourself from family is hard, and i understand where you're coming from in the sense that my family also ridicules me for the decisions i make as well. When it comes to being independent without your family's approval, I am very proud of you for being able to do so because i realize just how damaging it can be to hear such harsh judgement all the time.
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Nicole Passomonti
10/3/2017 05:09:49 am
I agree with the way you interpreted the story, and I liked how you added the motifs Hemingway used throughout his story. I am glad to hear that you were able to make that hard decision, as being your own person is very important in establishing who you are.
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Janie Bohannon
10/3/2017 05:13:17 am
I have also had to distance myself from family before due to not living up to their expectations or being able to gain their approval. This is a very hard thing to do but is sometimes necessary to become the very best version of yourself. I hope this tough choice works out for you.
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10/3/2017 05:13:22 am
Caroline, I can strongly relate to your personal narrative, as I too have distanced myself from my grandparents on my mom's side. I think that your story about "breaking away" from some of their traditions could be elaborated on and make a strong story piece for our next in-class discussion/paper. In your story argument, I enjoyed learning of your thoughts on what happened, but found the use of the word "also" to be quite repetitive.
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