A Clean Well Lighted Place Hemingway

Primarily, in the short story A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, the main idea is the meaning of “nada” which also means nothing; this ties in with meaningless of life which was a major theme in this narrative. The author wanted readers to understand the concept of how some humans may take some situations for granted, and others will appreciate the smaller aspects in life. This anecdote had three major characters; one character was an old, wise, and broken waiter while the other character was young, cocky, and impatient waiter. The last individual was a customer who was the eldest man broken on the inside, and reeked of desperation for help to escape the reality he was living in. Ernest Hemingway (1933) composed a part of the story having the younger waiter wanting to close the café early to go home to his wife, and he kicks the older customer out; the older waiter began lecturing the …show more content…
In this chronicle, the café was the setting of this writing overall and it was the main symbol used to define a protection for the customer and the older waiter. Ernest Hemingway (1933) wrote the older waiter say, “I am of those who like to stay late at the café…With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night” (p. 3). As readers, the meaning on this can be concluded that the older waiter himself knows the pain the customer must be feeling. As long as the cafés are there for men to grieve in for company and comfort, this feeling of despair can be contained. Their homes’ symbolize loneliness; when then are alone their deepest inner thoughts are coming to mind. Last but not least, alcohol is the escape for those who are feeling this loneliness, to the two characters in the story it helps them cope with their situation better. All in all, this narrative had many symbols to help tie in the overall message being told about