The Old Man And The Sea: The Old Man

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himself in the same group as the old man. Hemingway's comparison of the old man
and the waiter becomes unmistakable through the words of the older waiter.
Loneliness and old age are the common bonds that the older waiter shares
with the old man. This is manifested through the dialogue between the two
waiters. For example, when the younger waiter boasts about his youth and
confidence, the older waiter jealously replies, “I have never had confidence and
I am not young”(Hemingway 161). The older waiter goes on further to illustrate
that all he has is work. The older waiter later displays his loneliness through
his compassion for the old man and others like himself. For instance, when the
younger waiter remarks that he wishes to go home for the night, the older waiter
says, “I am reluctant to close up because there may be some one who needs the
cafe” (Hemingway 161). Through the author's comparison of the old man and the
older waiter, he reveals the waiter's ...

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