“ Hills like white elephants”

As i was reading this story i felt like i was trying to figure out a puzzle.  The story begins in Spain. Where a  man and a girl is waiting for the train. They have a conversation regarding an “operation which happens to be referring to an abortion. They were deciding whether they should go through with the abortion.  I felt as though the man did not want the child, and the girl wanting to please him was willing to go through with it.  The character of the girl seems to be contemplating whether or not  she should abort it.  I can sense the girl is in fear of losing him if she decides to keep it.  She has to decide what is more important to her, the baby or keeping him.

“ The Story of an Hour”

I have read this short story a few times.  I tried to put myself in Mrs. Mallards place.  I needed to connect with her before i could understand the story.  I found this short story to be very interesting.  Mrs. Mallard is a fragile women due to her heart condition.  When learning of her husbands death, she is unable to accept his passing at first.  When she is alone with her thoughts and staring out the window, she notices “ new spring life” which indicates she understands that life goes on and she too must go on.  She starts to feel a little release and accepts her husbands demise.  I believe she loved her husband but i feel that she did not really know what love was.  Living in an era where women were dominated by men can have affect on a woman,especially feeling resentment.  Women had no say in their marriage.  Women were basically trapped, so i could understand when she felt “free, free, free.”  When she finally came to accept her new life and the years to look forward to as a free woman, in walks her husband unexpectedly.  The shock and her distress of her freedom being abolished was too much to bear and ended up killing her.  Ironically, she really was free.