In a way that only he can, Ernest Hemingway uses a literary device known as the Iceberg Theory to tell stories that lead readers to personal, emotional conclusions. In the short story “Hills Like White Elephants,” Hemingway alludes to abortion without ever saying the word or even mentioning a baby. In this story, you’ll hear a man and woman talking over beer and liquor at a bar in Spain while they wait for a train. The emotional space between them is tense. Another character is present—a character whose life is on the line.
Today’s episode is a little different than Life, Liberty, and Law’s typical programing—it is a reading of Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants,” sharing this timeless and timely short story and the lessons it imparts.
