The older waiter on the other hand knows that hardship will come eventually and so he is patient with the young man when he chooses to close the cafe early. This young man is a complete foil of the older waiter. This is a man who is all about his pride; when the older waiter jokes to him not to leave early in case he finds his wife with another man, he gets offended. Proving to the the older waiter he isn't worried about it, he states, “‘I have confidence. I am all confidence’” (63). He doesn't care to understand what the old customer finds comfort in. Hemingway uses this character to show the younger person's point of view; this young waiter has not had a lot of life experiences to make him see that it is all meaningless. The young waiter is immature and lets his frustrations of being at work out on the customer; while pouring his drink he tells him that, “‘he should have killed himself last week’”(16). He believes he has everything, and maybe he does, but he hasn't figured out that everything is also
The older waiter on the other hand knows that hardship will come eventually and so he is patient with the young man when he chooses to close the cafe early. This young man is a complete foil of the older waiter. This is a man who is all about his pride; when the older waiter jokes to him not to leave early in case he finds his wife with another man, he gets offended. Proving to the the older waiter he isn't worried about it, he states, “‘I have confidence. I am all confidence’” (63). He doesn't care to understand what the old customer finds comfort in. Hemingway uses this character to show the younger person's point of view; this young waiter has not had a lot of life experiences to make him see that it is all meaningless. The young waiter is immature and lets his frustrations of being at work out on the customer; while pouring his drink he tells him that, “‘he should have killed himself last week’”(16). He believes he has everything, and maybe he does, but he hasn't figured out that everything is also