Discussion forum in english 2 Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 words

Discussion forum in english 2 - Essay Example The line of white hills in a way foresees â€Å"the birth of her baby – something unique like the uncommon white elephant. The color white symbolizes the innocence and purity of her unborn child† (Hills Like White Elephants - Literary Analysis). The word white elephant is repeated three times at different junctures of the building of the conflict and each time the reader can feel the inner pang of Jig. The other prominent symbols used are the fields of grain and trees which represent fertility and fruitfulness (the pregnant state of the girl in the story), the Ebro River that represents life and the shadow of cloud that represents the abortion of the fetus and destruction of life (Hills Like White Elephants - Literary Analysis). At the end of the story the reader is left confused as the conflict (that of abortion) is not fully resolved by the writer and is left for the reader to guess about it. Literary devices such as the style, the tone and the use of ironies provides extra charm to the narration and very often the use of effective ironies results in unexpected twists and turns to the development and climax of the story. Kate Chopin’s story "The Story of an Hour" is full of situational ironies. The very title of the story is ironic as it foretells some sort of tragedy that lie ahead the central characters within a time span of one hour. The fake news that her husband is killed makes â€Å"weep at once, with sudden, wild abandonment† and she becomes motionless and quite for a long time (Schakel & Ridl 196). The fact that Mrs. Mallard is â€Å"afflicted with heart trouble† enhances the gravity of the situation and at the end one feels the irony of the opening sentence. However, it is quite ironic that after brooding over the unexpected turning of events she is overwhelmed by a ‘monstrous joy’ and expressions such as â€Å"free, free, free †, â€Å"free Body and