Analysis: A Clean, Well-lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway
ANALYSIS: A CLEAN, WELL-LIGHTED PLACE "A Clean, Well-lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway revolves around the difference between a clean, bright cafe and a dark, not-so-clean, bar as a place for lonely men to spend the long, sleepless nights. Two waiters talk about the elderly deaf man who frequents the café regularly. The old man gets quietly drunk each night; just last week he attempted suicide but was rescued by his niece. Tonight he tries to pass the night in a clean, well-lighted place. The young waiter, impatient, to get home to his wife, does not comprehend the importance of this place to this old man's survival. The older waiter, who does understand, walks into the night himself, unable to find his own clean, well-lighted place in which to pass a lonely and sleepless night. Though the story only has three main characters, their characteristics are helpful in building up the theme of the story. The first character mentioned is the elderly deaf man. Through most parts of the story, he is the main subject of discussion of two waiters in the café. It seems the man drinks at the café every night, alone, to pass the time in a clean, well-lighted environment. The second character is the young waiter. He seems to be impatient with the old man when he forced the old man to leave the café, hoping that he (young waiter) can return home to his wife by a decent hour. He
Serial Killers
Seial Killers The nineteen-seventies was an incredible decade. It was a decade of change, one of freedom, a time for great music. It was also an incredible decade for shock, fear and serial killers. John Wayne Gacy, an amateur clown, was a pedophiliac homosexual. He tortured and killed thirty three little boys and stored their remains under his house. David Berkowitz, a.k.a. the Son of Sam, stalked New York City from nineteen-sixty-seven to nineteen-seventy-seven. He claimed to have been following a voice from his dog that told him when and where to kill. Ted Bundy, who is believed to have killed at least thirty-four people, was charged for only three under his own defense- and in fact, he was commended by the judge for his own defense. He was put to death. With the combination of a very powerful media and a society fascinated with gruesome, sadistic crimes, modern serial killers have been put in the spotlight. We are enraptured with serial killers so much, that we pay seven dollars to go see a movie where everyone except the bad guys gets strangled, mutilated, or shot- and enjoy it in some sick way. The media goes out of its way to glamorize murder and terrify the public. We support killers like Charles Manson on Death Row with our tax dollars. In fact, we support them with more than that. About two months ago there was an art show in California entitled: The Death Row Art
Hemingway's short story, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" .
Scott Morgan March 7, 2003 ENGL 102 Meloy Title When our lives begin, we are innocent and life is beautiful, but as we grow older and time passes, we discover that not everything about life is quite so pleasing. Along with the joys and happiness we experience there is also sadness and loneliness. In Hemingway's short story, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," two waiters in a café are discussing one of their regular customers, an elderly, deaf man. The customer comes in every night and drinks his glasses of brandy slowly and very carefully, peacefully becoming drunk. The older waiter seems to relate with the old man because he too doesn't have anyone to go home to while the younger waiter has a wife waiting for him at home and is in a hurry to close up and get home to her. Hemingway uses an old drunken man, the young waiter, and the old waiter to show how loneliness effects the older characters and how this clean well-lighted place is a necessary illusion against the darkness of their existence. When the story begins, the old deaf man is sitting outside the Spanish café in the shadow of the leaves of a tree that was made against the electric light. The narrator says, "The two waiters inside the café knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would leave without paying, so they kept a watch on
Uncovering the beauty and depth of such a simple man as Santiago in The Old Man and The Sea requires uncovering the personal experiences and integrity of Hemingway himself.
Houser ii Outline Thesis Statement: Uncovering the beauty and depth of such a simple man as Santiago in The Old Man and The Sea requires uncovering the personal experiences and integrity of Hemingway himself. I. Summarizing the story A. Characters B. Theme II. Comparing living A. Old Man . Work Habits 2. Relationships B. Hemingway . Work Habits 2. Relationships III. Comparing suffering A. Old Man B. Hemingway IV. Living and dying with integrity A. Old Man B. Hemingway Concluding Statement: The Old Man and The Sea directly reflected Hemingway's understanding of the value and quality of life through symbolizing his own life's experiences. Houser 1 Old Man: Santiago or Hemingway Two old men, one a poor fisherman, the other a wealthy writer, both are seemingly at opposite ends of society. Santiago, the poor fisherman with his simple life could not begin to imagine Hemingway's successful career as a writer. So how could a successful writer as Hemingway write a story about the life of a simple fisherman? Hemingway gave life to Santiago and when his book was published in 1952, it was an instant classic. Hemingway described the old fisherman's struggles, relationships, and beliefs with the passion of a poor man. The book is filled with the emotions and adventures of life. Uncovering the beauty and depth of such a simple man as Santiago in The Old Man and The
A study of a relationship in Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Merry-go-round -A study of a relationship in Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls Starting a friendship is not always easy, especially for two completely different people. In the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway shows how one of such friendships happens. Robert Jordan, an American volunteer sent behind the fascist lines of war torn Spain, and Pablo, a once brave leader of a republic guerrilla group, have nothing in common other than the side they are fighting on and their common goal of blowing up a strategic bridge. Hemingway portrays how these two characters, after a rough and hostile relationship, finally become friends. Like every other relationship, the moment the two characters meet is crucial. When Jordan meets Pablo for the first time, they are not friendly at all. They give each other a very bad first impression. Jordan 'did not like the look of this man...'(Chapter 1 P.13). Here, Hemingway establishes early in the novel that these two characters will not get along well. Their meeting is also more like an interrogation than a first meeting of two potential colleagues. Pablo dominates by asking all the questions and demanding answers: '[Jordan] "Blow up a bridge." [Pablo] "What bridge?" "That is my business." "If it is in this territory, it is my business."'(Chapter 1 P.14) In a way, Jordan is opposing Pablo by refusing to give
A Farewell to Arms is regarded as a story of a man whose experiences of war and love lead to tragedy. The novel centers on the aspirations of a nave young man named Frederick Henry.
My essay on A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms is regarded as a story of a man whose experiences of war and love lead to tragedy. The novel centers on the aspirations of a naïve young man named Frederick Henry. He is a "Hemingway Hero", a young man who is alone, hurt emotionally, good looking, and cut off from society. This novel functions as a anti-feminist prose. The "Yellow Wallpaper" is a feminist prose, and the woman is a confused, but dedicated woman. She has one dream in life, and although she may have never known what it was, she followed that dream until completion. In both cases of literature, the feminist/anti-feminist viewpoint shows through very clearly. A Farewell to Arms begins by telling the reader of the young American second lieutenant in the Italian Army, Frederick Henry. Hemingway then gives the reader a quick and reporter-like description containing an appalling tone. Hemingway writes of the troops marching in the mud, officers going by in their cars, splashing mud and inspections by the King, who says that it is going, "very badly". In the final sentence of the chapter, Hemingway writes that winter came, and an epidemic spread throughout the Army, but only seven thousand died. This single statement, although easy to read over, foreshadows the future of the book quite perfectly. One may gather that things will not unravel well for Henry.
"The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway.
Bret Corrigan "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway Part I: Ernest Hemingway, a revolutionary novelist and short-story writer of the twentieth century, had a profound effect on a new movement of literature, known as Modernism. Hemingway helped to shape Modernism through his fragmented writing style, which often portrayed a pessimistic picture of a culture in disarray, as it did in the short story, "The Killers". Hemingway's seemingly simple language and plot is in reality highly complex and difficult. This is attributed to several ambiguities as well as his fragmented style, which regularly omits expressions, transitions, explanations, and resolutions. "The Killers" is lacking in unity and coherence of plot and character, mainly because of the omission of a great deal of background material. This is evident from the beginning where hardly any exposition exists. "At first glance, the opening sentence of Hemingway's story...seems to be eradicated from the longer context" (Renkiel). Hemingway barely provides any information concerning the setting, leaving the reader a little lost. He then goes on to omit several explanations, which creates a sense of uncertainty and doubt. For instance, the reader never learns the reason that the two hit men, Al and Max, have been dispatched to murder Ole Anderson. George, the owner of the diner, thinks Anderson must have double-crossed some
Hemingway's Descriptive technique
The First World War wreaked more havoc and destruction than the world had ever seen before. All around them, people could only see death and devastation. The existing moral structure and value systems were coming crumbling down as men killed fellow men without so much as a second thought. This led to people questioning faith, religion, and the existence of God. They began to feel that if there really was a God, then surely he would stop the pain and suffering that man was facing at that time? A movement slowly began to sweep over Europe, where people began to re-think and question the very meaning of life. This school of thought came to be known as Existentialism. Very similar to Existentialism, was Modernism. The Modernists were people who revolted against the music, art and architecture of the times, and targeted mainly the classical and romantic strains of literature. They were people who were depressed and disillusioned by the militarism of the times, and challenged fundamental values such as progress and enlightenment. Like the Existentialists, they too did not believe in the existing set of rules and morals that governed society, and believed it was time for a change. Both of these concepts influenced Hemingway greatly, and we can see the effect of this influence clearly in his writing. The novel. "A Farewell to Arms" is narrated entirely from Frederick Henry's point
An example of Hemmingway writing positively is when he writes about the reaction of Marjorie in lines 96 - 106. Instead of her being angry, upset, and very emotional at having found out that Nick wants to end the relationship
The end of something I think the statement 'Marjorie thought the old mill was like a romantic castle, which symbolised their love as being something that could never be destroyed. Nick remained silent as he thought the old mill was like their love in that it would eventually become a ruin' is true because Marjorie does say that the mill feels like a castle 'It seems more like a castle' and I think that she is the romantic one in their relationship because all the way through the story she 'looks' up to him and does everything to please him. For example she asks him for instructions - 'Should I let it drop?' Therefore, she would symbolise the mill as a castle and their relationship is like it in a way that it cannot be destroyed. She feels that the relationship is fine because until the day of their fishing she has had no reason to doubt this. However, Nick remained silent as he thought the old mill was like their love that it would eventually become a ruin. I believe that this is true because his whole intention for taking her out on this particular say was to end their relationship. I know this because when Bill, his friend, is introduced towards the end he asks if she went 'all right' which suggests that he knew what Nick was planning to do which was to terminate the relationship. I think when the words 'What's the matter Nick? are said that Marjorie sences that something
Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers"
Essay on Ernest Hemingway's "The Killers" The film "The Killers" has been set in the town of Brentwood, New Jersey. I know this because in the beginning of the black and white version of The Killers, the two men in the car pass a sign saying this, at the bottom of the sign it says "drive carefully", maybe because it was wet and slippery. In the colour version there are two boys fighting in the beginning, they appear to be blind, I think this because the two boys point in different to each other. The two killers pass the boys and enter the Sage Home for the Blind to kill their victim. The black and white version is about the same thing but the set changes and the people change. In the black and white version one of the killers are short and fat and the other one is tall and skinny, in the colour version of The Killers the two men have a big age difference between, one is really young and the other is really old. The man behind the counter called George in the black and white version changes to a blind women acting as a secretary. There is a lot more violence used in the colour version than the black and white version. The victims name changes, in the black and white version the victims name is Ole Anderson and in the colour version it's Pete Dunn. The Killers in the black and white version are not the main people in the film but in the black and version the killers are the