Comparing Hills Like White Elephans by Ernest Hemingway and Babylon Rev

Comparing Hills Like White Elephans by Ernest Hemingway and Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald At first regard it seems that the two short stories Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway and Babylon Revisited by F. Scott Fitzgerald have absolutely nothing in common other than being written by two famous American authors in the 1920s. Although there is much contrast between the two works, when examined more closely, similarities seem to be extremely easy to fragmentise out. Similarities are evident in the humanity of superficiality and carelessness in the lives and past lives of the main characters in both stories. The two stories are most alike, though, when considering the underlying conflicts within them. In Hills Like White Elephants the central conflict has to do w ith a couple feeling that the idea of having a baby threatens the very existence and happiness of that relationship, so they contemplate having an abortion. In Babylon Revisited the conflict involves a mans struggle to be reunited forever with his daughter, who he has been separated from due to mistakes he has made in the past. The relationship between the two conflicts is the how the male characters become powerless when attempting to regain happiness in life and how challenging it is for the female characters to ease up a drastic life-changing decision. Arguably the most striking similarity comes The couple in Hills Life W... ...fore the end of the story. The central question of whether or not Charlie would be able to take responsibility for Honoria was left unresolved by the end of the story. Works CitedCassill, R.V.. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction. Toronto George J. Macleod Limited, 1978.Fletcher, Mary Dell. Hemingways Hills Like White Elephants. Academic Search necropsy Vol. 48 Issue 4. Summer 1980 16-18. 02 APR 2008.Kozikowski, Stanley. Hemingways Hills Like White Elephants. Academic Search autopsy Vol. 52 Issue 2. Winter 1994 107-112. 02 APR 2008 Turner , Joan. Fitzgeralds Babylon Revisited. Academic Search Premier Vol. 48 Issue 4. Summer 1990 282-283. 02 APR 2008