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Hills Like White Elephants
9. The couple has decided to go along with what the man wants and have the abortion. The woman though still has misgivings and obviously wants to have the baby despite the man's objections, but she is going through with the abortion anyway. It's also highly probable that they might break up after the abortion due to the clear differences of opinion they have on wanting children.

Girl
5. The Primary Speaker believes women should be prim, proper, and not be or act like a slut. The Primary Speaker is of the opinion that women should always be in the kitchen and has a very low opinion of any woman who gets her hands dirty or does things she considers 'boy things'. Basically she believes in the housewife occupation for women and thinks the men should earn the bread money while the women support them.

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
2. The narrator of the story fits a profile simply because his skin is dark. The police officer is pointing out that a dark skinned man driving around at night is suspicious due to the supposed higher crime rates for 'dark skinned people'. The narrator interprets the comment to mean that he isn't white in a white neighborhood and is therefore suspicous and a probable criminal.