The essay is in My AP.

Answering Marcus’ Question: In hills like white elephants, how does the author lead the reader toward his central idea without explicitly saying it?

Through the use of diction and dialogue between the two characters, the reader can infer what the decisions and choices that the woman has made by giving hints about her “abortion.” We acknowledge this through the conversation that the man and the girl have on the train. Major hints such as “It’s really an awfully simple operation, Jig” and “I’ll go with you and I’ll stay with you all the time. They just let the air in and then it’s all perfectly natural,” captures the readers attention to acknowledge this abortion that the girl wants to have. As the conversation progresses, we see that the man is awfully concerned with the whole procedure and wants to take care of the girl as much as possible. The author also drops hints in the setting that he places the girl and the man in. Taking place in the early 1920s, the author sets the scene for the relationship between the man and the woman as a couple on a train heading to their destination. “Across, on the other side, were fields of grain and trees along the banks of the Ebro. Far away, beyond the river, were mountains. The shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain and she saw the river through the trees.” This cinematic view is a metaphor that the author describes of the life the couple could’ve had as a family.

Question: In Hills like White Elephants, how do we know that the girl is going to either go or not go through this procedure?