“The Love of My Life”, by TC Boyle, tells the love story of a couple of adolescents who must split up to go to college. . Earlier, they go camping and have unprotected sex. China discovers she is pregnant and tells Jeremy. Jeremy tells China to terminate her pregnancy, but China refuses to see a doctor and lets her pregnancy move forward. She ends up giving birth in a motel room without any medical assistance; just with Jeremy's help, she delivers her baby. The couple decides to throw the baby in a dumpster, and then they are arrested for their crime. “The White Elephant Hills,” by Ernest Hemingway, tells the story of a couple who are expecting a baby but want to have an abortion. . The setting of the story takes place in a bar located in front of a train station in Madrid, Spain. The couple sits near the bar and orders drinks. They began to discuss whether or not to have an abortion. While they wait for the train, the man convinces the girl. In both works there are many similarities but also differences between the central idea, conflict and linguistic devices. TC Boyle uses immorality as a central idea to tell the story. Jérémie told China to terminate her pregnancy: “‘You have to get rid of it… go to a clinic,’ he told her” (). Here we see that Jeremy is not a responsible person. Hemingway also uses immorality as a central idea. The American tries to convince the young girl to abort: “I have known many people who have done it…. “But if I do, then it will be okay again if I say things are like white elephants… 'I'd love that,' I just can't think of it” (596, 597). Here we see how the man manipulates the girl. TC Boyle and Hemingway use immorality as a central idea. Jeremy has...... middle of paper ......ed with that” (83). Here, we feel the coldness of this night. Hemingway uses literal imagery to describe the setting. The girl admires the view: “The girl looked at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the land was brown and dry” (593). Here we can see that the girl is enjoying her surroundings. Both authors use the same linguistic device to describe the context; however, the events take place in different countries. Boyle and Hemingway use the same three elements of fiction to tell the story; both stories are about pregnancy, abortion, and manipulation; on the other hand, they have their difference because their main characters differ in maturity. It is questionable to what extent abortion is considered a crime. Both couples consider the same crime, even though China and Jeremy's actions are unthinkable to the reader...