Hope Or Hopelessness Through Age And Light
Hope or Hopelessness through Age and Light
Ernest Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” (1933) is a short story about an old man who is drinking alone late in café. The old man recently attempted suicide, but was saved by his niece. He is served by a young waiter. The young waiter wants the old man to leave the café so he can get home to his wife. The young waiter and an older waiter have a discussion about the old man and the young waiter’s desire to leave. After the young waiter leaves, the old waiter converses with himself and goes to a bar. He finally returns to home where he can’t fall asleep until daylight comes. In this story, Hemingway explores the feelings of loneliness and despair through the setting of the story, the contrast of the characters, and the characters’ dialogue.
Hemingway uses dialogue about the old man to explore the reasons for his despair and attempted suicide. The opening dialogue says he committed suicide because he was in despair.......
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