Question

"And we could have all this," she said. "And we could have everything and every day we make it more impossible."

"What did you say?"

"I said we could have everything."

"We can have everything."

"No, we can't."

"We can have the whole world."

"No, we can't."

"We can go everywhere."

"No, we can't. It isn't ours anymore."

"It's ours."

"No, it isn't. And once they take it away, you never get it back."

In this excerpt from "Hills Like White Elephants," what is being communicated about Jig? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

A. She believes their relationship has reached a turning point.

C. She is getting tired of talking.

Step-by-step explanation:

• She believes their relationship has reached a turning point.

• She feels she is too young to be a mother.

• She is getting tired of talking.

• She wants to settle down somewhere in Spain.

The tale follows her conversations with the guy. He wants her to have an abortion. He attempts to persuade her that the treatment was easy and that, thereafter, life would be normal. She gets tired of his talking and asks him to stop.