Feeling stuck, is a feeling only felt by those who are unworthy of emotion. People in this position are vulnerable and have no sense of achievement. In the short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” by Hemingway shows that people can get caught up in their emotions and their life slowly slips away before they know it. As the story progresses, the older waiter stresses that his life is lonely and insignificant. He struggles to understand and find the meaning behind life. Throughout the story, Ernest Hemingway effectively demonstrates through the techniques of symbolism, repetition and characterization that life is a hole full of nothingness unless there is something to live for.
Initially, Hemingway uses symbolism to portray the theme that …show more content…
During the story, there was a common occurrence between the characters and how they acted. Based off this story, it seemed that for most people their life didn’t matter, and they would do anything to avoid their real feelings. “Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada.”(5). This translates to nothing and after that nothing, etc. The word nothing or nada is repetitive throughout this whole story. They believe that life is nothingness and anything you do will mean nothing. The author is trying to get across that no matter what you think you live for, it is really nothing and whatever choices you make will affect nothing. The meaning of nothing “It was not a fear or dread. It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order.”(4-5). The reason behind the waiter and the old man for liking the light and cleanness was because it all meant nothing. Also, both the old man and waiter had no idea what their problem was, was because their feeling were nonexistent. This so call non- apparent fear repeats again “Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada.”(5) This repeating again shows it is impossible to reach your goals in life because they were never there in the first place. Overall, repetition used throughout the story helps contribute to the overall message behind the meaning of the life being
Initially, Hemingway uses symbolism to portray the theme that …show more content…
During the story, there was a common occurrence between the characters and how they acted. Based off this story, it seemed that for most people their life didn’t matter, and they would do anything to avoid their real feelings. “Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it all was nada y pues nada y nada y pues nada.”(5). This translates to nothing and after that nothing, etc. The word nothing or nada is repetitive throughout this whole story. They believe that life is nothingness and anything you do will mean nothing. The author is trying to get across that no matter what you think you live for, it is really nothing and whatever choices you make will affect nothing. The meaning of nothing “It was not a fear or dread. It was a nothing that he knew too well. It was all a nothing and a man was nothing too. It was only that and light was all it needed and a certain cleanness and order.”(4-5). The reason behind the waiter and the old man for liking the light and cleanness was because it all meant nothing. Also, both the old man and waiter had no idea what their problem was, was because their feeling were nonexistent. This so call non- apparent fear repeats again “Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name thy kingdom nada thy will be nada in nada as it is in nada. Give us this nada our nada us our nada as we nada our nadas and nada us not into nada but deliver us from nada; pues nada.”(5) This repeating again shows it is impossible to reach your goals in life because they were never there in the first place. Overall, repetition used throughout the story helps contribute to the overall message behind the meaning of the life being