%0 Journal Article %T The Style and the Theme of Loss in Hemingway¡¯ s Hills Like White Elephants %A Yanlin SHI %J Studies in Literature and Language %D 2013 %I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture %R 10.3968/j.sll.1923156320130601.2339 %X Hemingway¡¯ s Short Story Hills Like White Elephants presents a simple story between an American man and a young woman. Under the simple plot lies strong conflict between protagonists. Through probing into its language techniques, repetition, documentary style, and girl¡¯s loss of unborn child, her love, and her future, this paper aims to give an in-depth analysis of its style and theme of loss. Key words: Repetition; Documentary style; Loss %K Repetition %K Documentary style %K Loss %U http://cscanada.net/index.php/sll/article/view/3258