"Hills Like White Elephants" what really happened....

In class we formed groups and recreated “Hills Like White Elephants” into our own story. There were a lot of interested stories and rather funny ones. Besides the fact, we had the option to blog about our own story. That is what I've decided to do. I’m going to keep it rather short, so excuse how undetailed it is.

What if….

She was married already. Her husband, a very rich business man, whom had abused her, recently died of a heart attack. Just shortly after his death she found out she was pregnant. One thing her husband didn't know was, she was, in fact,  having an affair with his brother. His brother lived with them and not only did he see what went on, but he was there during her most vulnerable times. She wants to get an abortion because she feels guilty, and also cannot bear to explain her pregnancy for her husband had just died. So, she gets an abortion.

White Elephants

First off, if it wasn't for our discussion in class I would have been confused. “Hills Like White Elephants”, as we discussed, was about a lady who was waiting for a train to go and get an abortion. I’m not going to get into complete detail about the story; point is it was about an abortion .First time reading, I didn't really get what they were talking about.  The second time around, I read it knowing about the actual event. The whole drinking beer thing threw me off, though. I guess the reason why the abortion thing didn't even come in mind is because, Why would pregnant women be drinking beer? Then again she is getting an abortion so no harm, right? I don’t know though, I just wish the whole abortion thing would have been hinted. I feel they elaborated on other things, such as the setting, other than then the main point.

How To Become A Writer BLOG

So, this is my very first post. I've never blogged before and don’t exactly know what to blog about. I cannot believe I have procrastinated this long for my first blog. I’m just not into the whole “putting my opinions on the web, sort of thing”(like twitter and facebook statuses). This should be exciting, though!

                Well I’m going to start off with the first story we read called “How to Become a Writer”. All the stories we have read so far are short, so that is a plus. This story , to me, didn't really have a point/theme. I guess I didn't really enjoy the story. I felt as though it was random, it skipped from subject to subject. It just didn't make sense. On the plus side, I have the rest of the semester to read more and hopefully I will run into one I like.