Youth vs. Old Age A Clean, Well-lighted Place is another one of Ernest Hemingway’s dense vignettes, filled with nuance but spare in style. The anecdote revolves around the difference between a clean, bright café and a dark, not-so-clean, bar as a place for lonely men to spend the long, sleepless nights. Two waiters discuss a lingering patron in a café who overstays his welcome as the night wears on. The old man gets quietly …showed first 75 words of 629 total…

…showed last 75 words of 629 total…in the world today! I really enjoyed this story. It reminds me of the generation gap between my elders and me. Maybe from now on I might stop and think before I say something. Or stop and think before I give my opinion and try listening first. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited: Hemingway, Ernest. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” Literature: Reading, Reacting, and Writing Fourth Edition. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen L. Mandell Austin, Texas: Harcourtt, 2001. 261-264.