Hills Like White Elephants

When I'm reading I prefer to be told the thoughts of the characters rather than their conversations. Conversations can be misinterpreted in any situation including in person and over text. "Hills Like White Elephants" wasn't enjoyable in my opinion because I had to decide for myself what they were talking about. When I first read the story I thought the man was one of those people that had taken their religion to an extreme and conviced a group of followers that he had spoken to God himself and that they should all follow him or be sent to Hell. In all the Criminal Minds episodes I've seen where this type of religion was addressed, the guy had multiple young wives. I thought that Jig was one of these wives that he had gotten pregnant on accident. My idea of the topic of their conversaion was a tad extreme. Usually I have no idea what the story is about until we start discussing it during class, but this time I went overboard and completely missed the mark. I was so shocked that the couple was talking about an abortion that I went around talking about it all day. It was so interesting to look back and find the details that led to this conclusion.