The Mailer Review/Volume 5, 2011/The Conception of Irreversibility: Hannah Arendt and Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”
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Jennifer Yirinec
Abstract: An analysis of Hannah Arendt's concept of irreversibility in Hemingway's powerful short story.
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Jennifer Yirinec
Abstract: An analysis of Hannah Arendt's concept of irreversibility in Hemingway's powerful short story.
URL: ...
THERE HAS BEEN A PLETHORA OF CRITICISM examining one of Ernest Hemingway's most powerful short stories, "Hills Like White Elephants." However, one approach that may merit more attention is an exploration of Hemingway's notions of "action" and of the irreversibility of action within the text. Hannah Arendt, an intellectual whose germinal work has transcended more than one discipline, may be useful in providing some measure of insight into Hemingway's problematic narrative.