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Hi l l sLi keWhi t eEl ephant s MoHammoud Sel fquest i oni ng 1.What st hepur poseoft het r i pt het wot r avel l er sar et aki ng? Idon’ tt hi nkt hepur poseoft het r i pi sdi r ect l yment i onedi nt het extoft hest or ybut t heper spect i veper cei vedf r om myst andpoi ntwassi mi l art ot hatofa eavesdr opper .If el tt hatt hemai nr easont hegi r l andt heamer i candonotdi r ect l y expr esst hepur poseoft het r i pwasbecausemaybet heyhadal r eadydi scussedi t i ngr eatl engt hpr i ort ot het r i porout si deoft het ext .ButwhatIanal yz edi st hat t heyar et het r av el / adv ent er oust y pe,whol ovet ot r av ell ei sur el yandenj oyl i f e. 4.How doest het i t l er el at et ot hest or y? If eelt hatt het i t l ehasar el at i ont ot hes t or yi nawayt hatt he“ hi l l s”r ef ert ot he shapeofapr egnantwomen’ sbel l y ,t he“ el ephant ”pot ent i al l ysy mbol i z i ngan unwant edgi f t .Thel i t er als ymbol i cmeani ngofawhi t eel ephanti sper cei v edas somet hi ngabnor mal ormaybef or ei gn.Theuseof“ hi l l s”r el at esdi r ect l yt oher shapefigur eandhow t hathol dsadi st i nct i v ebeaut yi nherey es. 10.DoesJi gl ovet heamer i can?Doeshel oveher ?How doyouknow ? If eelt hatJi gsomewhathasaffect i onf ort heamer i canbutdoesn’ tent i r el yagr ee ont hewhol easpectofabor t i on.Theamer i canper cei vesabor t i onasaver yl i ght i ssueandeas ypr ocess,whenhes ay s“i t sr eal l ynotanoper at i onatal l . .They j ustl etai ri nandi t sal l per f ect l ynat ur al ” .Thi sshowsust hatheval ueshi s pr i or i t i esov erJ i gsent i r el y ,butatt hesamet i mehest i l l l ov esJi gbutwon’ taccept herunl es ss hepul l st hr oughwi t ht heabor t i on.Heappr oac hesabor t i oni nan r el ent l essmanner ,“ getr i dofi t ,j ustgetr i dofi t ”i mpl yi ngt hathi sdeci si oni s ent i r el yagai nsthavi ngachi l d. 9.Whyi st hewor d“pl ease”used7t i mes?Anger ?Hyst er i a?Fear ? Fr ust r at i on?Whydoest hemanl eaveherathert abl e? WhenJ i gv er bal l ybegst heAmer i canwi t ht hewor d“ pl ease”7t i mesy ouf eel an i nst antconnec t i on.Put t i ngmy s el fi nJi gsshoesIcanpi ct ur et hewhol eset t i ngas v er yuneas y ,t ense,anduns at i sf y i ng.Shel i t er al l ybegst heamer i cant os t op har as si ngandbombar di ngher .Youf eel t hatshei spushedbey ondherbr eaki ng poi ntdur i ngt hi spar toft heconv er sat i onandf eel scompl et el yhopel es sof changi ngt he“ amer i cans”ment al onhavi ngachi l d.If el tt hatt hemant henl ef t heratt het abl ebecausehedi dn’ tseeanyt hi ngi nJi g,noshi f t i ngofst andpoi nt , noagr eedt er ms,abor t i onwass t i l l outofques t i on,andhej ustdi dn’ tseeher ext endi nganar m andl egf orhi m sohel ef therwi t houtanydoubtorr emor se.

13.Whati sa“whi t eel ephant ”accor di ngt ot hedi ct i onar ydefini t i on?What doesa“whi t eel ephant ”symbol i zei nt hest or y? Thel i t er aldi ct i onar ydefini t i onofa“ whi t eel ephant ”i s,apos ses si ont hati s us el essort r oubl esome,especi al l yonet hati sexpens i v et omai nt ai nordi fficul tt o di sposeof .I nt hes t or ya“ whi t eel ephant ”If eels ymbol i z essomet hi ngunwant ed, t heent i r edi scussi onhel dbet weenJi gandt heamer i cani sdi spl ay edasv er y t enseandt heyar econst ant l yfight i ngovert hi st hi ngwhi chi spor t r ay edas unwant ed.Nowt he“ whi t eel ephant ”coul dber ef er r i ngt oabor t i onorpr egnanc y whi cht hecoupl esr ef us et osay ,butwecansor tofper cei vet hi swhent he amer i cansays“ t heel ephanti nt her oom” .Thi smos tl i k el yhasaconnect i ont o t hechi l di nt hewoman’ swomb. Fr eewr i t i ng 1.Wr i t eashor tpsychol ogi calpr ofil eofj i gand/ort heamer i can. Thement als t andpoi ntoft heamer i cani st hatofahos t i l eanduncar i ngpar t ner . He’ samanwhoget seas i l yannoy edandi r r i t at edandcannotst andi ss uest hat ar ecompl i cat ed.Het endst ot r yfi ndi ngt heeasi es twayoutwheni nauneas y pr edi cament ,ev ent houghi tmayaffectorhur tot heratt heendoft hedayi t swhat i nhi sbesti nt er es tt hatmat t er s.Heseemsobl i vi oust ohi snat ur al env i r onment ,a i samanofl ei sur eandt r avel .Hel i k est os t ayatr esor t sandhot el s,ands eems v er ysexual l yact i ve.I samanwi t hdoubl est andar ds,hecanbewant i ngt hebest f ors omeonebutatt hesamet i mehewi l lal way sval uehi msel fbef or eanyt hi ng. Anex ampl eoft hi scoul dbewhenhest at edt hathedoesn’ twantt omar r yJi g,but t hathe’ swi l l i ngt odoso. 2.Ar eyousur pr i sedt hatt hi sst or ywaswr i t t enbyaman?Whyorwhy not? Act ual l yno,I ’ m notsur pr i sedatal l .Myr easoni ngi st hatamani sj ustascapabl e asawomani si nexper i enci ngorunder goi ngcompl i cat edanduneas ysi t uat i ons. Abor t i onandpr egnanc yal way sr equi r est hepar t i ci pat i onofbot hmal eand f emal e.Nowt hef actt hatt hest or ywaswr i t t enbyamani sn’ tal lt hats ur pr i si ng, t hepl otandsc hemeoft hest or ydoes n’ thol dsi deswheni tcomest omasc ul i ni t y andf emi ni sm.If eel t hatei t hergendercoul dhavegoneaboutwr i t i ngt hi sst or y . 7.Canyout hi nkofanyot herst or i esormovi est hataddr esst hei ssues di scussedher e?I fsohow ar et heysi mi l arordi ffer entt o“Hi l l sLi keWhi t e El ephant s”? Amovi eI ’ ves eeni nt hepastt hathassomewhatofaconnect i onands i mi l ar i t yt o “ Hi l l sl i keWhi t eEl ephant s ”woul dbet hemovi e“ Obvi ousChi l d”whi chi samovi e aboutawomanwhohadj us tbeenr ecent l ydumpedbyani nconsi der at eman, wasunempl oy ed,andhadgot t enpr egnantf r om aoneni ghtst andaf t eraf ew

dr i nksatt hecl ub.Herl i f ewasn’ tl ooki ngal lt hebest .Shewasbar el yabl et o sust ai nher sel fasi twas,andwi t ht hebabycomi ngal ongi twasonl ygoi ngt oget wor se.Af t eron,t hemov i epr ogr ess esasshefindsamanwhom whi chshef al l s deepl yi nl ov ewi t h.Thi smanhoweverdi dn’ tknowshewaspr egnant ,ands ot he movi egoesaboutshowi ngushowshehadt omak et hi st r ansi t i on.Howshehad t ocoverupandl i ef orsol ong,howsheabsol ut el yhat edt hei deol ogyofabor t i on, andhowshehadt ochoosebet weenbr eaki ngt hr oughwi t ht het r ut hort aki ng awayani nnocentunbor nchi l d’ sl i f ef ort hesakeofher s....