A Clean, Well Lighted-Place
In Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," the central idea of the story deals with the loneliness and despair associated with old age. An old and deaf man symbolizes this feeling, even though he does not quite say a dozen words in the course of the story. The discussions between the two waiters further develop this concept of loneliness. With a young waiter portraying the optimistic role of youthful human nature, that which believes itself both immortal and never alone; conversely, an older waiter is at the opposite pole, with a belief in an inevitable mortality and a terrible feeling of loneliness and despair. This conviction is apparent in the elder waiter's preoccupation with nada or nothing, through which Hemingway tries to impress upon the reader that man's inevitable fate is to enter into nothingness from nothingness, for life is nothing. The old man in the story sought merely to enjoy a drink in the company of a clean, well-lighted place. Even though it is apparent he is comfortably set with his finances; the old man had attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself. The young waiter, who figures that “he’s lonely,” surmises the reason for the attempted suicide to which the older waiter replies, "he might be bet
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Clean Well-Lighted, Well-Lighted Hemingway's, clean well-lighted, loneliness despair, view life, nada pues nada, night waiter, elder waiter's, age waiter, preoccupation nada, nada pues, pues nada,
Approximate Word count = 802
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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