A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

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believe money is significant either. So, the more the old man drinks the more these images of his inner self come out. Every night the Gentleman thinks what it would be like to be able to go home to his wife he had once been with and how the clean and pleasant café is a waste of his time. The younger waiter shows this when he says, "I want to go home to bed" and "He (the Gentleman) can buy a bottle and drink at home." Also, the two waiters go back and forth discussing money. The young waiter thinks that if the Gentleman has plenty of money he shouldn’t have any problems. On the other hand, the old waiter understands that either way, if you have money or if you don’t, you still are lonely. Then the young waiter says that the café is a "waste of time" and how he "hates to stay out until 3:00a.m." The old waiter says that the café is a place to come and ease your pain. The two waiters conflict shows that the ...

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Gentleman’s hell is shown through the old waiter. The old waiter would rather go to the bodegas, which is hell, than go home. The old waiter is the inner side of the Gentleman that the Gentleman doesn’t want, but accepts the position he is in. So, we start to see where the Gentleman is leaning towards. The old waiter would rather go to the bodegas because he has no wife or significant reason to go home and the Gentlemen agreed. Also, it was stated in the text "the Gentleman tried to commit suicide by hanging himself". He was tired of suffering, because of not having his wife. Then we see the "Nada" speech that includes two prayers. One was the Lords prayer ...

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