At first glance, the title seems to have little to do with the story, and it is only through contemplation that we can grasp Hemingway's cleverness. Examine the title and consider the definition of the white elephant we discussed earlier. In what ways is the white elephant Jig sees in the hills symbolic of her situational feelings

Early 18th century british industries were generally small scale and relatively unsophisticated. most textile production, for example, was centred on small workshops or in the homes of spinners, weavers and dyers: a literal ‘cottage industry’ that involved thousands of individual manufacturers. such small-scale production was also a feature of most other industries, with different regions specialising in different products: metal production in the midlands, for example, and coal mining in the north-east.two illustrations of 18t