Problems with Women in the Hills Like White Elephants the author lived. The period to which the story mainly relates is when he was married to Hadley and had an affair with Pauline. The story shows problems within a relationship and a lack of communication between a couple. While Hemingway was writing this story, he wrote a letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald about Pauline. He wrote that he was sitting in the shade and chatting with her while waiting at a train station. In the story, “The American and the girl who accompanied him were seated at a table in the shade, outside the building” (Hemingway 731). The girl comments on the hills in the background, how much they love white elephants. Her boyfriend ignores her and every time she talks about the hills he changes the subject. According to James Mellow, "Another oddity is that in the first manuscript fragment relating to the story, written in 1925, Hemingway remarked to Hadley: 'Look at those damn white mountains' and she replied: 'They are white mountains.' . the most mysterious things I have ever seen” (348). This shows how Hemingway came up with the idea of ​​white elephants. Another part of the story that relates to his life is the setting. While Hemingway was in Spain, the location of the story, he discovered that Hadley was pregnant for the second time. The story could have shown her true feelings regarding the pregnancy. In the story, the boyfriend is moody and wants the girl to do what he wants. This could be the same way Hemingway felt towards Hadley towards the end of their marriage. In addition, on the manuscript of the story, he wrote a note about Pauline. This shows that he cared about her when writing the story. Another connection between the two is the way Hemingway treated women. He was married four times and it can be assumed that he had his fair share of difficulties finding the right woman. The man in the story has difficulty communicating with his girlfriend, which creates a problem in their relationship. Basically, he wants her to do what he wants and wouldn't have it any other way. As Mellow says: "It's a classic, understated Hemingway story about the failure of communication between the sexes." (348).