The age difference is perceived during the first conversation between the two waiters, before the narrator makes an age distinction. In the initial conversation, there is a clear difference between the alternating lines. One person seems to interested and doing all the questioning, while the other is the information provider, replying by using one word answers. This can be seen when o

Hemingway’s use of tone in the dialogue provides us with subtle literary devices to distinguish between the characters. Despite its subtlety, this approach does provide us with ample information regarding each of the two waiters. Hemingway was able to present us with the different mentalities and tones that people of various age groups have, by using dialogue as a literary device and thereby helping him convey a message to his readers.

As the dialogue between the two waiters continues the tone difference between that of the older waiter and the younger one becomes more detectable. The older waiter continually tries to seem knowledgeable and tries to correct the younger waiter. For example, when the younger waiter says, “He stays up late because he likes it”, commenting on why the old man stays up so late. The older waiter corrects him by saying “He’s lonely. I’m not lonely. I have a wife waiting in bed for me.” The age distinction is made apparent again when the younger waiter refers to what the older waiter had told him before. The older waiter says, “His niece looks after him”, and the younger wai

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