With Hemingway, what isn’t said is often as important as what is said. This comes into play with our theme "Choices." Jig and the man only talk about two choices – in their conversation it’s either abortion or marriage, the two most drastic options.
Obviously, unless one of these two has a change of heart, neither of these two options is going to serve Jig well. She’s made it clear that abortion is not for her. At the same time, marriage and children with a man who doesn’t want marriage and children is a recipe for disaster. But, they don’t talk about the possibility of Jig having the baby on her own, adoption, or some other solution. It’s possible, though, that they could come up with something. The story is open enough to allow for both optimistic and pessimistic predictions of their future.