A Clean Well-Lighted Place

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I never get to bed before three o’clock”(446). The old waiter doesn’t understand why the young waiter wouldn’t serve the old man another brandy. The old waiter is jealous of the young waiter. As the old waiter was closing he was saying the Lord’s Prayer but was using the word “nada”, which means nothing. He feels that he relieves the suffering of loneliness by keeping the clean and well-lighted café open. (447) The old man pays for his drinks and leaves the café. Being at the well-lighted and pleasant café gives him hope and the feeling that he is not alone. After he drank his cup he went home and was in bed and when the sunlight came he went to sleep. He says the prayer like this maybe because he was angry that he was alone, angry because the café was closing, or angry because he was in despair. The young waiter tells the old waiter, “I want to go home to bed” (467). When the waiter finally makes it home there is no one there, he lies in his bed and when the daylight comes he falls to sleep. The café helps the old waiter pass time and being the waiter is his life. he young waiter wants to go home to his wife and he is mad because he never gets to go home early, “I wish he would go home.

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Approximate Word count = 851
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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