Hills Like White Elephants What metaphors are used in Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway? Asked by bookragstutor 12 years ago 8/20/2012 4:18 AM Last updated by Cat 6 years ago 7/2/2019 2:22 AM
The distant hills are a metaphor for struggle the couple has. The "white elephant" is a metaphor for the taboo subject, abortion, that they refuse to name.