Answer :
The use of setting here represents the character's CHOICE.
In this piece the young girl and boy must decide whether to continue their relationship, and the girl must decide whether to have an abortion. When she looks out to the plains and mountains beyond them, there is a sense that she can stay or go elsewhere.
Hemmingway uses the scene to represent the choice the characters must make to "stay" or "go" in both their reality and figuratively in their relationship.
In this piece the young girl and boy must decide whether to continue their relationship, and the girl must decide whether to have an abortion. When she looks out to the plains and mountains beyond them, there is a sense that she can stay or go elsewhere.
Hemmingway uses the scene to represent the choice the characters must make to "stay" or "go" in both their reality and figuratively in their relationship.