A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Essay

The short story “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”, by Ernest Hemingway was nothing more than a plotless story. Although there was lack of plot, in my opinion, the author’s used several languages to get through his audience such as myself. Through much of the story the author was able to make more than just one detail jump out to me as the reader. First, Hemingway allowed me to see the distinction between the older and younger waiter. Secondly, I was able to see how Hemingway portrayed his literary devices

In “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” the central theme that Hemingway suggested is that this older deaf man’s life is viewed as nothing. Nothing to live for and nothing more to do but sit in a café and enjoy a drink. He goes to this clean café to drink away his despair that he is unable to deal with. Even though he has the café to go to and drink he still leaves with feeling over nothingness and despair. As the older man is drinking at the café one late night, he ends up having two waiters. One of the

In “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway, there are characters in the story that has some conflicts with each other. The conflict is based on the young waiter and the older waiter. There are three reasons how they bump heads with each other. The first reason is how the author’s main purpose deals with these two conflicts. The second reason is because of the way the young is dealing the story. The final reason is the way the old is dealing with the story. Although there are some similarities

In the works “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, written by Ernest Hemingway displays many literary elements. One of those elements is symbolism, which is taking a subtle detail and dismantling it until the true representation is discovered. Although a symbol can represent anything you want it to, if the reader lacks the proof to show their accusation then it’s considered just a possibility. In the previously mentioned short story, “ A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, there are two main characters that have

Peter Mehari October 19, 2014 English A: Lit SL Aaron A Clean, Well-Lighted Place The short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Ernest Hemingway is about an old man who is sitting alone at night in a café. He is deaf and there are two waiters who are watching him carefully because if he gets too drunk they know he will not pay. While the old man is having his drink the whole story mainly revolves around the conversation of the older waiter with the younger waiter. None of the characters are referred

The main character in "A Clean, Well- Lighted Place," written by Ernest Hemingway, is the old man. The old man, who remains nameless throughout the short story, comes to the café for the light it provides him against the dark night. He stays late into the night, and sits "In the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light." The old man is deaf and finds comfort in the "difference" he feels inside the quiet café. The old man struggles with old age and the feeling of nothingness which

A Solace for the Lonely On stressful evenings people often find themselves walking in circles hunting for an escape; as seen in Ernest Hemingway’s, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, which exemplifies the life of an old man and two waiters. The old man is doing exactly what most people do when they have reached rock bottom. He is hunting for peace in his life and has decided to find such solace drinking in a local café. The little café in the short story symbolizes a safe zone for people who feel unwanted

In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," it seems as if the young waiter resembles Henry because he is young and the most masculine from the other characters involved; he only thinks of what he wants. For example, when the deaf old man wants another round of brandy the young waiter feels sleepy and says, "I never get into bed before three o'clock. He should have killed himself last week. The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from the counter inside the cafe and marched out to the old man's

Short stories put forth a desire. A need for more information from the reader to help them further understand the story from what little information they do receive. In a short story, written by Ernest Hemingway, A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, tells the life of an elder man who spends his nights in the light. The unusual setting, the use of diction and the dialogue, creates that short story desire from the reader. It is the elder man’s quiet presence in the story, that allowed Hemingway to set the

In the story “A Clean, Well- Lighted Place” by Earnest Hemingway begins with the main character and his co-worker in a café. The two are analyzing, and discussing a deaf, drunk Oldman, who is their last customer of the day. As the deaf old man insists on having more whiskey, the main character informs the young waiter as to why and how the old man tried to commit suicide. They began to converse about the Oldman’s depressed life. The younger waiter is in a rush to go home to his wife, while the older