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Melissa Narvaez
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In the short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," Ernest Hemingway shows his unique style by using contrasting images of the old man and the discussion between the two waiters. One can see many themes that Hemingway uses throughout the story. For example, aging seems to be a main issue in the story. His text and choice of words give the reader a gloomy tone, especially in the beginning of the story: "It was late and every one had left the café except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light" (154). This shadow shows the darkness in relation to the deaf old man.
We come across two waiters in the story whom one is stated to be the younger waiter and his colleague; we could guess is the older waiter. Sometimes instead of age difference, Hemingway would label them as the unhurried or hurried waiter. The reader has to keep in mind of the different personalities of the waiter in order to figure......

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