In the beginning, Hemingway points out the use of nothing in the beginning of the story when the waiters are trying to observe and analyze why the older man is drinking so much. Yet this small detail is important to both the dark and "empty" setting Hemingway creates, and the waiters interactions with eachother. When the author includes the older waiter`s mini-moologue about the topic of nothing, the author uses this word as his "iceburg priniciple. Hemingway isn`t making an argument because of the literal use of nada, but he uses it as a metaphor to make the reader question if those who are more fortunate benefit from their luxuries. Hemingway then takes a further step to judge society using a religious tradition when he says "our nada who
