A clean well lighted place

1. The setting of the story is in a clean well lighted cafe, the time is not really stated well. the idea of a well lighted place in this story is that the old man just wanted to be with people and in the light, hes lonely and sad and the light probably conforts him and being around people makes him feel less lonely.

2. the characters are nameless because it is not important in the story to know names. it explains about an older waiter and the young waiter and that shows us more about them then if we knew their names.

3. the connection between the older waiter and the old man is they both don't have any confidence they are both not young anymore and they like to stay at places at night so they don't have to be alone and in the dark.

4. Exposition: they are in a cafe, there is two waiters left working and an old man that doesn't want to leave, the younger waiter wants to go home but cant until the old man leaves.
Rising action: the waiters talking about the old man and judging him when they do not know the whole story.
Climax: when the old man finally leaves.
Falling action: the two waiters having the conversation as they are closing up
Resolution: the older waiter realizing why the old man wants to be there and noticing how alike they are.

5. The theme of the story is don't hurry through life take it slower and appreciate things because some people have it worse then you.

6. Ernest Hemingway: he seemed a little lost in the beginning of his life not knowing what he wanted to do he changed activities and jobs more then once. he got married 4 times which some people think is because he fell out of love easy. he was very difficult to live with which probably contributed to his marriage problems. he was a drunk and needed someone to watch him everyday because of his issues. you can see the resemblance between the old man and him because both loved to get drunk and needed constant care.