Ernest Miller Hemingway, American short story writer, is famous for his Iceberg theory. Hemingway advocates the writing principle of economy and understatement. Therefore, the symbolism of every settings and objects in this story will be of vital importance. Hills like White Elephants represents his economical and understated writing style. Because of this writing style, the story offers little information about background and appearance of the characters. Thus, that is not easy for readers to understand what the story tells. Therefore, this thesis aims to analyze the implications and predict the ending. Ernest Miller Hemingway, American short story writer, is famous for his Iceberg theory. Hemingway advocates the writing principle of economy and understatement. Therefore, the symbolism of every settings and objects in this story will be of vital importance. Hills like White Elephants represents his economical, and understated writing style. Because of this writing style, the story offers little information about background and appearance of the characters. Thus, that is not easy for readers to understand what the story tells. Therefore, this thesis offers little information about background and appearance of the characters. predict the ending.