A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Term Paper

A short story by Ernest Hemingway A Clean , Well-lighted Place narrates about desperation and fear to live old ages alone. Term paper examines how Hemingway uses symbolism of light and darkness in order to contrast youth and elderly and deafness to emptiness in the life. The powerful means of symbolism used by Hemingway depicts the pain of being old and fear of growing old and searching for dignity. A light place to spend hours away is a symbol of peace in old age. Hemingway through depicting a man drinking in the cafe also discloses the need of communication or being part of the society when man is old. The light place is a place to spend the time with a dignity. The cafe is a symbol of hope that is why the old man valued it a lot. The waiter realizes that the same destiny waits for him as well as he grows older. The paper discusses Hemingway depiction of transition from the young age to the lonely old ages, when man feels lonely and socially useless.