<span>The dialogue in "Hills Like White Elephants" focuses on the possibility of an abortion. A man is talking to his girlfriend about her having a surgery, and although it is never directly stated, it is implied the surgery is actually an abortion. He wants her to have it, and she doesn't, and they are having an argument without even listening to each other - it is futile given that she won't do it, and he wants her to. </span>
A joint resolution is when the ideas come together . For example in this plot the character learns the facts , which means the ideas become connected ( joint resolution )
