A Clean Well-Lighted Place, by Ernest Hemingway concerned about dialogue. inconsistencies. In the original story, the reader would not be able to distinguish between the two servers. Hemingway's inability to identify characters by name leaves the story flawed according to literary critics. Hemingway does not enter the mind of any character but chooses to describe events from a distance. Thomson (1983) posits that there are three problems with the text of A Clean Well-Lighted Place: »1. The content of the story is difficult to understand and requires revision.2. The flow of conversation in the story is not the traditional way of presenting a literary discussion.3. The content of the story is correct but difficult to decipher. It's important to note that all three issues are crucial, but that doesn't erase the concept from the story. Even if there is no main idea stated, the tone establishes the pace of the story. The introduction offers the reader a first glimpse of loneliness. For example, Hemingway first introduces the deaf man but does not describe him. All the reader knows is that he is deaf, drinks a little too much, and has a leather handbag. Empathy is an immediate emotion from the beginning of the story. The reader is saddened by the fact that the old man sits in the shadows and gets drunk. The old man is alone and has no one to go home to, so he stays at the cafe and drinks. Loneliness can mean darkness, dampness, depression and despair. Hemingway offers different ideas about loneliness throughout this story. The cafe represents the lightning... middle of paper ...... leaving the cafe, the two men are thrown back into reality and into the throes of solitude. The final criticism evolves in the recitation of the Our Father which reveals his feelings towards the non-existent God. The reader should assume that this is a suggestion of depression and loneliness. The old man is alone and stumbles home drunk, finding nothing and loneliness. The old waiter wanders to another bar to avoid returning home to loneliness and insomnia. Ultimately, both men are denied the comfort of a clean, well-lit cafe. References Hemingway, E. (2013). A clean and well-lit place. In X. J. Kennedy and D. Goia (eds.). The Literary Collection: an electronic text (Vita Source digital version) (p.48). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. Thomson, G. (1983). A clean and well-lit place. Interpretation of the original text. HemingwayReview, 2 (2), 32-43.

Essay / A Clean Well-Lighted Place, by Ernest Hemingway concerned about dialogue. inconsistencies. In the original story, the reader would not be able to distinguish between the two servers. Hemingway's inability to identify characters by name leaves the story flawed according to literary critics. Hemingway does not enter the mind of any character but chooses to describe events from a distance. Thomson (1983) posits that there are three problems with the text of A Clean Well-Lighted Place: »1. The content of the story is difficult to understand and requires revision.2. The flow of conversation in the story is not the traditional way of presenting a literary discussion.3. The content of the story is correct but difficult to decipher. It's important to note that all three issues are crucial, but that doesn't erase the concept from the story. Even if there is no main idea stated, the tone establishes the pace of the story. The introduction offers the reader a first glimpse of loneliness. For example, Hemingway first introduces the deaf man but does not describe him. All the reader knows is that he is deaf, drinks a little too much, and has a leather handbag. Empathy is an immediate emotion from the beginning of the story. The reader is saddened by the fact that the old man sits in the shadows and gets drunk. The old man is alone and has no one to go home to, so he stays at the cafe and drinks. Loneliness can mean darkness, dampness, depression and despair. Hemingway offers different ideas about loneliness throughout this story. The cafe represents the lightning... middle of paper ...... leaving the cafe, the two men are thrown back into reality and into the throes of solitude. The final criticism evolves in the recitation of the Our Father which reveals his feelings towards the non-existent God. The reader should assume that this is a suggestion of depression and loneliness. The old man is alone and stumbles home drunk, finding nothing and loneliness. The old waiter wanders to another bar to avoid returning home to loneliness and insomnia. Ultimately, both men are denied the comfort of a clean, well-lit cafe. References Hemingway, E. (2013). A clean and well-lit place. In X. J. Kennedy and D. Goia (eds.). The Literary Collection: an electronic text (Vita Source digital version) (p.48). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. Thomson, G. (1983). A clean and well-lit place. Interpretation of the original text. HemingwayReview, 2 (2), 32-43.

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