“The Love of My Life”, by TC Boyle, tells the love story of a couple of teenagers who must go their separate ways to attend college. Previously, they go camping and have unprotected sex. China finds out she is pregnant and tells Jeremy. Jeremy tells China to terminate the pregnancy, but China refuses to see a doctor and lets her pregnancy go forward. She ends up giving birth in a motel room without any medical assistance; only with Jeremy's help does she deliver her baby. The couple decides to dump the child in a dumpster and are later arrested for their crime. "Hills Like White Elephants", by Ernest Hemingway, tells the story of a couple who are expecting a child, but want to have an abortion. . The setting of the story takes place in a bar located in front of a train station in Madrid, Spain. The couple sits at the bar and orders drinks. They began to discuss whether to have an abortion or not. While they wait for the train the man convinces the girl. Within the two works there are many similarities but also differences between the central idea, the conflict and the linguistic devices. TC Boyle uses immorality as a central idea to tell the story. Jeremy tells China to terminate the pregnancy: '“You need to get rid of it… go to a clinic,' he told her” (). Here we see that Jeremy is not a responsible person. Hemingway also uses immorality as a central idea. The American tries to convince the girl to have an abortion: '“I have known many people who have done it…. “But if I do, then it will be good again if I say things are like white elephants…” I will love it “I just can't think about it” (596,597). Here we see how the man manipulates the girl. TC Boyle and Hemingway use immorality as a central idea. Jeremy d… in the center of the card… took advantage of it” (83). Here you can feel the cold of that night. Hemingway uses literal imagery to describe the setting. The girl admires the view: “The girl was looking at the line of hills. They were white in the sun and the countryside was brown and dry” (593). Here you can see that the girl is enjoying her surroundings. Both authors use the same linguistic device to describe the setting; however the events take place in different countries. Boyle and Hemingway use the same three fictional elements to tell the story; both stories deal with pregnancy, abortion and manipulation; on the other hand, they have their differences because their main characters differ in maturity. The question arises to what extent abortion is considered a crime. Both couples considered the same crime, although China and Jeremy's actions are unthinkable in the eyes of the reader.