Which statement best describes a theme that is pertinent to Jig’s situation in “Hills Like White Elephants”? Reality can shatter unrealistic expectations. Respect is paramount in a successful relationship. Idle conversation is a barrier to problem-solving. Mutual love helps resolve disagreements.

Idle conversation is a barrier to problem solving

Explanation:

In this short story by Ernest Hemingway, we see a couple having a conversation at a bar in Spain. The conversation was more of an idle conversation that had no real depth. The American man asked his girl companion named Jig to carry out an unspecified operation. The girl promised to get the operation done if it would make the man happy.

Later sensing that the girl did not really want to do the operation, the man asked her not to do it if she did not want to. At the end of the day they ended up going around the same topic with making any serious headway.