- Title
- Why Does Jig Smile? Readings of "Hills Like White Elephants"
- Author/Creator
- Daniel Avitzour
- Publication Details
- Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate, Vol.27, pp.48-77
- Annotation
- Research study on the perception and recognition of multiple interpretations of the story s ambiguous ending by first-time readers. Avitzour finds that ordinary readers exposed to scholarly opinion regarding the pregnancy and fate of the couple s relationship responded differently from those who interpreted the story s ending on their own. Offers a brief explanation for Jig s final smile, suggesting that she misled the man about being pregnant to test him and the strength of their relationship.
- Academic Unit
- Hemingway Bibliography
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Record Identifier
- 991015132229503691
Journal article
Why Does Jig Smile? Readings of "Hills Like White Elephants"
Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate, Vol.27, pp.48-77
2018
Appears in Hemingway Bibliography
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