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"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" reflects the pain of and old age suffered by a man in a cafe late one night. Hemingway compares the light and dark to show the relationship between the man and the young people that surround him. He uses the character’s deafness as a representation of his isolation from the rest of the world. Throughout the story, the author shows the reader the bouts of depression and the aggravation of the old man's restless mind that cannot find peace. The light and darkness that is represented in the story is that the cafe is a "Clean, Well-Lighted Place". It is an escape from the darkness of the outside world. Darkness is a symbol of fear and loneliness. The light symbolizes comfort and the company of others. There is despair in the dark, while the light calms the nerves. The old man thinks the light is an artificial one. He thinks the serenity that the light brings is both temporary and incomplete. In the story the man stays in the shadow most of the time knowing that by retreating to the light it only going to last for a limited time.
Approximate Word count = 757
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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