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This nearsighted story starts out by setting the scene. The American and a lady friend sit at a table in front of a building where they were delay on a train to arrive. It is very ardent outside and the background is hills described to be long and white. They look wish well white elephants, she said.Ive never seen one, the man drank his beer.No you wouldnt confuse.I might have, the man said. Just because you say I wouldnt have doesnt prove anything. (Hemingway 6-10)These lines from Ernest Hemingway depict how a man can rout a woman with his chosen words and tone. In this conversation mingled with the American and the woman, you will see the woman become little and less sure of herself and eventually she cant even make her witness decisions. The girl is even unsure if she wants pee with her drink.We want two Anis del Toro.With water?I dont know, the girl said. Is it good with water? (Hemingway 19-21) fenland 2In the previous lines you can see the girl is skeptical. She is waiting for reassurance from the American. The Huffington Post featured an article which came from a study conducted by the University of Texas. Students sight the behavior of boys and girls in a room and how they responded to social cues. Each infant was left alone with his mother and were told by their mothers not to touch a forbidden object. The boys not only touched the object more frequently than girls but they ignored the mothers voice singing them no when they picked up the forbidden object. The girls touch the object less frequently and when they did they practically looked at their mother for reassurance. The boys rarely paid attent... ... comforting the girl and telling her to come in the shade. This is him protecting her and giving the girl security which she doesnt have on her own. The train finally arrives which seems to have been what the girl v alued because she did not wish to discuss the topic anymore. Marsh 7whole kit and boodle CitedZweig, Robert. Literature An Introduction to Reading and Writing Hills are Like white-hot Elephants(1927) Tenth Edition. Pearson Education 2004. 350-353. Print.Biddle, Tabby. The Huffington Post Why Do Women Feel They destiny Permission? Jan 30,2009Hoplock, Lisa Science of Relationships How You Doin? Self-Esteem Affects How People Flirt (2014) www.scienceofrelationships.com