While a change ultimately occurs in Faulkner's tale when the townspeople realize how deeply her father's death has affected Miss Grierson, Harrison's death does not provide a change in the lives of the survivors in The Vonnegut Story. While change was prevalent in the first two stories, in “Hills Like White Elephants” death brings very little change. Although the operation is not specifically mentioned, their lives go back to the way they were after the operation. The entire dialogue shows that neither of them wants things to change. Death, however, causes change. Even if the people involved run as far and fast as possible from the event and try to ignore it completely, their lives will change no matter what. Death can cause a change in mindset, as seen in Faulkner's “A Rose for Emily,” it can cause a change through rebellion, if only temporarily, as seen in Vonnegut's “Harrison Bergeron,” and death can bring a physical change, as Hemingway deduces. in “Hills like white
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