Hills Like White Elephants
E293633
"Hills Like White Elephants" is a renowned short story by Ernest Hemingway, noted for its minimalist dialogue and subtle exploration of a couple's tense conversation about an implied abortion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hills Like White Elephants canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2721871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hills Like White Elephants Context triple: [Men Without Women, hasPart, Hills Like White Elephants]
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A.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of regret, mortality, and the wasted potential of a writer facing death during an African safari.
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B.
The Lovers on the Bridge
The Lovers on the Bridge is a 1991 French romantic drama film directed by Leos Carax, noted for its intense love story between two homeless Parisians and its famously extravagant production.
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C.
The Old Guitarist
The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
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D.
Wings of a Dove
"Wings of a Dove" is a popular 1983 ska single by the British band Culture Club, known for its upbeat, gospel-influenced sound and celebratory lyrics.
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E.
Play It As It Lays
"Play It As It Lays" is a solo album by American singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa, blending rock, folk, and Americana influences with introspective, character-driven songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hills Like White Elephants Target entity description: "Hills Like White Elephants" is a renowned short story by Ernest Hemingway, noted for its minimalist dialogue and subtle exploration of a couple's tense conversation about an implied abortion.
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A.
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
"The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of regret, mortality, and the wasted potential of a writer facing death during an African safari.
-
B.
The Lovers on the Bridge
The Lovers on the Bridge is a 1991 French romantic drama film directed by Leos Carax, noted for its intense love story between two homeless Parisians and its famously extravagant production.
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C.
The Old Guitarist
The Old Guitarist is a famous Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso depicting a gaunt, blind musician hunched over his guitar, known for its somber mood and monochromatic blue palette.
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D.
Wings of a Dove
"Wings of a Dove" is a popular 1983 ska single by the British band Culture Club, known for its upbeat, gospel-influenced sound and celebratory lyrics.
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E.
Play It As It Lays
"Play It As It Lays" is a solo album by American singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa, blending rock, folk, and Americana influences with introspective, character-driven songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
abortion
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choice and responsibility ⓘ communication in relationships ⓘ emotional detachment ⓘ gender dynamics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | one of Hemingway's most studied short stories ⓘ |
| dialogueCharacteristic |
ambiguous
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elliptical ⓘ understated ⓘ |
| dominantTechnique |
dialogue-driven narrative
ⓘ
omission of explicit explanation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Transition
ⓘ
transition magazine ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| impliedTopic | abortion ⓘ |
| includedIn | Men Without Women ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
irony
ⓘ
repetition ⓘ subtext ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Jig
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the American man ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person objective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iceberg theory style
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minimalist dialogue ⓘ subtext-driven conversation ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Ebro basin
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surface form:
Ebro River valley
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| settingType | railway station ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous scene ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American literature courses
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modernist literature courses ⓘ |
| symbol |
beaded curtain
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hills ⓘ railway tracks ⓘ white elephants ⓘ |
| symbolismRepresents |
burden
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difficult choices ⓘ unwanted pregnancy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: Hills Like White Elephants Description of subject: "Hills Like White Elephants" is a renowned short story by Ernest Hemingway, noted for its minimalist dialogue and subtle exploration of a couple's tense conversation about an implied abortion.
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