Author's Note: This is my evaluation on the two waiters in the story A Clean, Well Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway.
The younger waiter is naïve. I feel that he may not be thankful for what he has
and seems selfish in wanting to keep something by depriving another man of
something that keeps him happy. He seems
to have a more negative approach to things as well. In the beginning he doesn’t
really evaluate the situation of the old man in saying his problem was “nothing.”
He also states "I wouldn't want to be that old. An old man is a nasty
thing." This shows that he lacks knowledge and shows once again that
he doesn’t look beyond the situations.
The older waiter seems to be more wise and seems to have a brighter
look on everything. He sees the good in everything and has more of a positive
outlook upon it. He notices the way the streets and everything is quieter at
night, so the old man can feel the difference since there’s nothing to hear. He
really tries to understand the old man’s perspective.
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