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ANALYSIS OF A CLEAN WELL LIGHTED PLACE BY EARNEST HEMINGWAY

He goes to a nearby bar for little bit of coffee, but isn't fond .
             of the atmosphere. He returns home to sleep, even though he is aware that he won't be .
             able to sleep. He puts the blame on insomnia and consoles himself that others must .
             be suffering from it too.
             .
             This story demonstrates the emotional journey of despair and the never ending .
             desire to acquire spiritual tranquility. Equivalent strength can be put on the powerful .
             contrast Hemingway looks at, describing the difference in conduct between the young .
             and the old. The outlook on life through the eyes of an experienced and inexperienced .
             individual. .
             The title of this story "A Clean Well Lighted Place- is a sign in itself for a mans` .
             longing for tranquility, security and comfort. The "Clean Well Lighted Place- provides .
             protection from the darkness outside. Light symbolizes the comfort and the company of .
             others, while the darkness symbolizes loneliness and fear. The well lit Café provides .
             comfort and gives one his dignity. Going to the café is a way to deal with loneliness. It is .
             like a ray of hope; it is light. In addition Hemingway shows in the title "A Clean Well .
             Lighted Place- the importance of setting. It is of utmost importance making sure the Café .
             should be clean and neat, symbolizing a sense of order. Music would provide a .
             distraction and disruption. "It is the light of course but it is necessary that the place be .
             clean and pleasant. You do not want music. Certainly you do not want music- (161). .
             Hemingway tells this short story through a conversation between three .
             characters, two waiters and an old deaf man. The old mans deafness contributes a .
             powerful tone to the story. "The old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at .
             night it was quiet and he could feel the difference- (158). The old mans deafness .
             excludes him from his surrounding world, it creates a sort of darkness for him by .
             preventing him to hear the sounds of the world.


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1. Earnest Hemingway

In "A Clean Well-Lighted Place-, Earnest Hemingway focuses on the pain of old age suffered by a man that we meet in a café late one night. ... Along with the development of three characters, Hemingway creates the overall tone of the story by first contrasting between light and dark. The most obvious image is the café, " A Clean, Well-Lighted Place-. ... Lastly, Hemingway uses the image of "Nothing."" ... The contrasts between light and dark, youth and age are harsh and well defined. ...

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2. Analysis of A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

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3. "A Clean Well-Lighted Place-

"A Clean Well-Lighted Place- by Ernest Hemingway In the story "A Clean Well Lighted Place-, Ernest Hemingway reveals the conflict of loneliness versus comfort by creating a café that is more than just a place to eat. ... Perhaps the old man seeks out this well lighted place to comfort his dark and lonely life. Hemingway uses characterization to develop the old man's loneliness. ... Hemingway uses the word nada to represent "nothing- in the story. ... Hemingway also uses the metaphor of insomnia. ...

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4. "A Clean Well Lighted Place" a

"A Clean Well Lighted Place" and "Hills Like White Elephants" Two of Ernest Hemingway's most famously short, short stories are "A Clean Well Lighted Place" and "Hills Like White Elephants." ... In "A Clean Well Lighted Place" and "Hills Like White Elephants," Hemingway emphasizes the use dialogue to convey the feelings of the characters involved in the story. In "Clean Well Lighted Place," there are four characters in the story, but no exchange involves more than two at any one moment. ... In the story "A Clean Well - Lighted Place," Hemingway uses the darkness to symbolize...

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5. A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED PLACE

The waiter who speaks these words, in a Clean Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway, realizes that his café is more than just a place to eat and drink. ... The use of shadows and light, along with solitude, gives the sense of loneliness. ... "Turning off the electric light he continued the conversation with himself. It is the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant. ... It is important that the café be well-lighted to counteract the old man's dark and lonely life. ...

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The story "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway centers around a conversation between two waiters while working together in a Spanish cafe. ... The older waiter is the exact opposite, as he understands despair only too well. ... The old man on the other hand, has nothing no one to go home to, nothing to look forward to, no pleasure in his life except to be able to spend some time in "a clean well-lighted place"... In this story Hemingway uses the images of the contrast between light and dark. The cafe' is a "Clean Well Lighted Place". ...

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7. A Clean Well Lighted Place: The Concept Of Light And Darkness

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8. Clean Well Lighted Place

The old man in "A Clean Well Lighted Place- is a lonely character who has no one close to him left in this world. ... He rationalizes that the café provides a place for the old man that he likes to be at, a place of stability for the old man or as stated by the Magill Book review, "The clean, well-lighted café is a little island of order in the midst of the nothingness of reality."" (4) It is a clean place as compared to the local bars and bodegas. (7) When the old waiter goes to the bar at the end he judges the bar and decides to himself that the café is what the old m...

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9. A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

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  • Word Count: 220
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