A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

Ernest Hemingway’s story, “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” is one that makes us realize how cruel and insensitive some people are towards others feelings, and on the other hand how there are those who truly care for others. The story takes place in a Café. “It was late and every one had left the Café except an old man.” This old man was deaf and he had nowhere to go. Throughout the narration we see that this mans escape was that Café. There are two waiters in the narration; one young and the other old. The young one is selfish; we see that he keeps complaining because he waned to get home to his wife because he had a life. On the other hand the older man knew that the old man that went to the Café had no real significance to life and he wanted to keep his mind busy because he had considered suicide before. Throughout the narration we see the comparison in the personalities of the two protagonists. One of the key points of the story is when the old waiter tells the other one that he has three things that are essential in life, youth, confidence and I job. In my personal opinion, I think that this story serves as an experience to see how sometimes we are insensitive to others feelings. Of course on the other hand, there are those who do care for others feelings.