5) Life Choice: Should I Stay or Should I Go? [Categories: Life Choice, Making Connections]: Please complete the following:
I am going to present my argument if the girl in the story keep the baby and stay in her relationship with the man in this post and also a narrative story about when i stay or leave a difficult situation. In the short story of "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, there are two main characters, the American and the girl, are in the relationship. The girl is pregnant that they are not expected. Hence, they decided to take the abortion. However, before taking the train to the place where she might take the action, the girl had the dilemma whether to take it or not.
Since the story offers so little information about the background and appearance of the characters and the writer doesn't provide the girl's final choice, he made us think by myself for the girl's ending. At the beginning of the story, the girl told to the man that the hills across the valley of the Ebro, river in the northern Spain looked like white elephant and he had never seen one. White elephant often symbolizes an item that an owner no longer wants. Thus, she was trying to remind him that she is pregnant but he was like ignoring them. Again she described that hills were lovely. but at that time the man said that abortion was just an simple operation and not really an operation at all, she said nothing , which might mean she didn't agree with the man's words. He also said that that was the only thing that bothered them and made them unhappy , and afterward they would be happy and alright. Moreover, she also convinced that once she took the operation, they would never get it back again. She was trying to change his decision by reminding him again and again about the baby, but he thought as only the simple operation and after that they would have the whole world. When he told her that she shouldn't feel that way, she said she didn't feel any way but she just knew things. In that case, she may be ensure about somethings that might make them unhappy was not because of the baby but because of their decision over the baby, the abortion. This is why i think she might keep her baby. At the last paragraph, she smiled at him and let him carry their heavy bags to the other side of the station. That action make me believe that she will continue the relationship with the man. If not, she wouldn't smile and don't let him take her own bag. A windy day in December 2015, my footsteps, full of confidence, were quicker and more than the usual, heading towards the building 5, third floor. As the wind was hard, i grip my sheets tightly on the left hand and on the right was T-square. Two weeks before that day, I was asked to draw a picnic shelter as my very first project. I was working hard days and nights for that project. A week before the presentation, I asked for the suggestion and what I needed to know for the presentation from the instructor Aye about my final draft. She said that it was good enough, and I didn't need to worry about it and they want to focus only on design. I was lost in my thought. When I heard the professor Mg’s voice, I found out I was now in front of the presentation room. “Sticks your sheets on the board and prepare for the presentation. Remember the top view is at the first place and front then right and section.”, he said. “Yes, sir” I saw the stands and the board to tap the sheets, and five seats for professors and instructors from our department. When I walked into the room with my heart pounding so fast, I noticed that only three seats were filled; professor Mg, associate professor Thu, and instructor Aye. I was pretty nervous, but I took the deep breath, giving myself courage, “I can do it!”. “Hello, this is roll no. 26, Zun Phyu Thant. Today, I am going to present my picnic shelter, which is 30ft wide and 10ft tall.” I paused for a while as the professor Thu and instructor Aye are talking to each other. "Just continue your presentation”, professor Mg said. “I create the uncomplicated design and contemporary style.” “Ok, I get it. Which material will you use for that building?”, only professor Mg was paying attention to me. “The base and walls are with cement and all the windows are with glasses.” "What type of glass?” the professor Mg asked. “I have no idea.” “Haven’t you taken the lectures about it?” “The lecture hasn’t covered the types of glass for the construction yet.” “Are you sure it hasn’t covered about them yet?” asked instructor Aye. “How could you don’t know? Even the same year civil students know better than you. Don’t you feel ashamed for your major?”, again she said. “That girl is talking a lot and using her phone while I am teaching. She is just a bad student.”, she convinced to the head professor Mg. “No, I am not that type of person and I am trying my best for this project.” “You better not cover up. Time is up. As you don’t know the basic thong like that, we couldn’t pass you. Plus, we don’t need a student like you.” “But you said my work is alright and I don’t need to worry?” “This is because you wouldn’t have enough time to prepare.” “Please give me five more minutes, let me show my work what I prepared.” “Our time is precious. we don’t want to waste our time a student like you.” I was trembling so much that I couldn't say a word. Tears were filling up, I couldn't stand there anymore. I came out from the room. When I walked down the street, the leaves were falling from like my dream was fainting away from my mind. I put all my heart and soul into that project. This is unfair for me to deserve like that. I spent all my time to make their old school method to design and draw, but their five minutes were precious and what about our time for drawing? All I got was a failure. Moreover, since there was no make-up nor another try, I needed to wait one more year to reattend the class. Should I bear this burden from this messed up education system or get out of it? I cooled down myself and thought carefully which choice should be better for me. ‘It is never too late to start over. If you weren’t happy with yesterday, try something different today.”, once my father said. Then, I realized that I am not the one who failed, they are the ones who failed to prevent my dream. From their failure, I could take the advantage to restart my life and career at America. I love this place, full of the modernized technology, better education system, no old school way and friendly professors and instructors. One day, after I get my degree, I can proof that I receive an international standard degree and will get better job opportunities because they failed me. I had learned this, ‘In any situation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it.’, adapted from Caine Scrutiny by Lawrence Eisenberg. I believe that the lessons from the failure may lead to my future goals precisely and successfully.
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Don Hart
10/2/2017 06:01:41 pm
Zun great job creating a scene in your narrative! but maybe you could try to hyperlink "www.reference.com/world-view/white-elephants-symbolize" it would make it flow, and look more smooth.
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Zun
10/2/2017 06:05:01 pm
Thanks for your suggestion. I will try it.
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Lenin
10/2/2017 07:34:14 pm
Hello Zun, I like the way you plasmaste your scene. However, I was trying to understand the moment when you made a choice to leave or continue a relationship or situation in your story. I think it is at the end. I do not think you have to give up. On the contrary, you have to prove that you can do it. There are situations in life when things do not go as well as we want, but whether it is good or bad, the important thing is that we learn something.The patience reach everything, so go ahead and show what you are made of.
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10/3/2017 05:11:55 am
Zun, I think we have similar interpretations on this story. I also think you did a really great job creating a scene in your personal story. I liked how you set the scene at the beginning, and described little things like the weather.
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