In 1933 the prose piece, “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” was written by the famous author Ernest Hemingway. The story consists of an old deaf mad in a cafe, drinking quietly near closing time, being attended by two waiters, the young waiter and the old waiter, the younger one is eager to close and go home causing him to rush the customer, while the older waiter is considerate and relates to the emotional despair of the old man. Hemingway communicates insight to his mind with the presentation of the art of an anti-climatic plot, allowing us to see the world in his perspective of life. He provides this to the audience with the use of the literary devices, symbolism and characterization along with the theme of true despair.
With the seemingly bland story line the author gives himself a foundation in which allows him to more easily embed tiny disguised examples of symbolism. Some pieces of symbolism are the old man’s deafness, the time of day, and the cleaness of the cafe. These three things all symbolize nihility, the absence of everyday sound combined with the loneliness of the night and the lack of objects making a mess, creates a mental image of floating through abyss. “ This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good.” With that said, another example of symbolism is the light, though most may affiliate light …show more content…
According to the two older gentlemen there is no concept of the term ‘tomorrow’ because each day is overwhelmed with despair which is proven to be their main theme of the story. This is elaborated by the older waiter near the end of the selection by saying, “ it was not fear nor dread. It was the nothingness that he knew too well.” The extent of sitting in a public place regularly and getting drunk because there's nothing else to worry about except for the nothing itself, is the true definition of
With the seemingly bland story line the author gives himself a foundation in which allows him to more easily embed tiny disguised examples of symbolism. Some pieces of symbolism are the old man’s deafness, the time of day, and the cleaness of the cafe. These three things all symbolize nihility, the absence of everyday sound combined with the loneliness of the night and the lack of objects making a mess, creates a mental image of floating through abyss. “ This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good.” With that said, another example of symbolism is the light, though most may affiliate light …show more content…
According to the two older gentlemen there is no concept of the term ‘tomorrow’ because each day is overwhelmed with despair which is proven to be their main theme of the story. This is elaborated by the older waiter near the end of the selection by saying, “ it was not fear nor dread. It was the nothingness that he knew too well.” The extent of sitting in a public place regularly and getting drunk because there's nothing else to worry about except for the nothing itself, is the true definition of