A few weeks ago in class we read a story called "Hills Like White Elephants". I found it...interesting. It centered on a couple who were talking about the female getting an abortion, though the author never explicitly states thats what they were discussing. It made me think about how much unspoken xminication WE have, how much we imply rather than say or how important things like using gestures, expressions, or simply knowing a person is to a conversation. I know of an outside party were to listen in on me and my friends conversations, they would likely be completely lost( seeing as we tend to substitute many nouns or adjectives with gestures and sounds).
"Did you see it?! The *handgesture*?!"
"Yes! It was so *squeal* with the-"
"*nodding*and the *noices AND handgestures,"
This is why I'm quite impressed with the authors ability to effectively show what is going on. Especially for such a short story, the relationship between the characters was clearly demonstrated and it had intriguing examples of symbolism and imagery. I was even farther surprised to learn this story was written in the former half of the 19th century. The context and their reactions still work in an modern setting. It seem that even as time has progressed, peoples relationships and people themselves have not.
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