Young Man on Sixth Avenue

The young waiter has a harsh view of him as well because on occasion the old man has been so drunk he walks out on his bill. The younger waiter has a different respect for time, it’s precious to him and he values it. “I wish he would go home. I never get to bed before three o’clock. What kind of hour is that to go to bed?” “He stays up because he likes it.” “He’s lonely, I’m not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me.” “He had a wife once too” (153). The older you get, the more time wears down on you, and you begin to now, greater than ever, feel your mortality. This theme is used to help the reader understand the older mans pain and that no matter how young and confident someone is, they will eventually grow old and die.

This policy and reverence of age makes the world bitter to the best of our times; keeps our fortunes from us till our oldness cannot relish them. I begin to find an idle and fond bondage in the oppression of aged tyranny; who sways, not as it hath power, but as it is suffered. Come to me, that of this I may speak more. If our father would sleep till I waked him, you should half his revenue for ever, and live the beloved of your brother, (I, ii,

When the author arrives in New York, she is entranced by the city. The author’s love of New York is so deep that she cannot establish the years during which many of her early memories took place. Instead of being distinct, the memories are a mass jumble of imagery that captures her favourite aspects of the city. One night, Didion was running late to meet someone. Despite her rush, she stopped at Lexington Avenue, bought a peach, and ate it

There are three main characters in this short story. A young waiter, an older waiter and a lonely old man. The younger waiter can describe himself as “not old and happy” (Hemingway). Unlike the other two main characters, he is not searching for the meaning of life. Life is good for him at the moment so, he cannot sympathize with the older men. Unlike the young waiter the older gentlemen are not as lucky. Hemingway demonstrates this in his short story.

I think its talking about people thinking about their youth and realizing that they took their youth for granted now that their older and can’t do as

Conclusion: the theme is with loss of youth's innocence comes with compassion for others and a deeper understanding in life. As one matures, one gains

The message of this short story could be to appreciate the present and not to always look forward at what it could be or to look back at what could have been.

Michael Brown, in his novel “Finding the Field: an adventure of body, mind and spirit” claims (in his fourth universal truth) that now is the moment that matters that. He supports his claim by first arguing the counterclaim, he states that “most of us, most of the time, are not where our bodies are. Our minds are away in the future or the past.” and “The prospect of instant heaven produces a condition-red, ego security alert. Your ego will push every alarm button it can reach.” Brown then supports his claim by stating what it mean to live in the moment. Browns purpose is to explain what his audience has to do in order to live in the moment. He establishes an analytical tone for people that are living in the past.

The writer, Ernest Hemingway in his book, The Sun Also Rises, gives us an understanding of the "Lost Generation's" actions and thoughts in order or us to see a different times perspective of

The author talks about a coming of era practice in which innocent kids of the city are made aware of the side effects of their happiness. She

They always wake up a day older”. This dialogue utilises an eloquent metaphor through the reference to the mental age of children, as opposed to the literal interpretation of physical age, symbolising a loss of imagination. It acts to show the audience the dwindling nature of imagination. This film highlights the importance of imagination in all humans due to its applicability in navigating life’s

In one of the pieces of literature, “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”, the characters that are a part of Dr. Heidegger’s experiment are all of old age and they all want to participate in the experiment in order to get their youth back. In this story, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a short story writer and American novelist, Dr. Heidegger invites four of his friends: Colonel Killigrew, Mr. Medbourne, Mr. Gascoigne, and Widow Wycherly to participate in his experiment. Before performing the experiment, Dr. Heidegger explains to his old friends, the basis of the experiment, “‘... And all of you, my respected friends, are welcome to so much of this admirable fluid as may restore you to the bloom of youth. For my own part, having had much trouble in growing old, I am in no hurry to grow young again. With your permission, therefore, I will merely watch the progress of the experiment.’” After Dr. Heidegger explaining the experiment, he gave all of his friends some water from the “fountain of youth” and they all returned to the aspects of themselves from their youth that changed their lives for the worst as they grew older. These aspects were beauty, money, good health, and power. Each of the four guests

Morrie believes that the happiness of youth is a lie people tell themselves, because young people still suffer from things, and they don’t have the wisdom to deal with it properly. Morrie felt like the thought of aging was something that media and gullible young people emphasized too much. As we age we are not as susceptible to the manipulations of the media and the advertising therein because we have experienced a naïve youth. We have already fallen

Elderly people may be thought of as content, rich, or happy to see such a long life. This is true in some instances, but money does not bring happiness to one’s life. The joy of family friends and love is what brings true smiles to someone’s face. In “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway the older gentleman is depressed about life and likes to drink his sorrows away, although he is wealthy it does not make him happy. Throughout this story the narrator depicts characterization the most in many instances, through the older man and the waiters. By the man’s actions, and also the younger waiters choice of words. The theme is evident that if you are rich you will not always be happy with life, looking past the wealth it is the small things in life everyone may take for granted.

As Emerson perceived the world, “Man postpones or remembers; he does not live in the present, but with reverted eye laments the past, or, heedless of the riches that surround him, stands on tiptoes to foresee the future. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time” (“Self-Reliance” 833-834). Even if a man finds himself with both self-trust and originality, he may never realize his true potential if he is preoccupied with past events or future fortunes. Emerson finds these obsessions to be utterly useless: “Discontent is the want of self-reliance; it is the infirmity of will. Regret calamities, if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend to your own work, and already the evil begins to be repaired” (838). In contemporary society, a willingness to “live in the moment” is highly regarded, especially among youth, yet this acceptance seems to wane with age. Nevertheless, excessive anxiousness and nostalgia are a waste of the potential that can be realized when the truths of the present are