A Clean Well-lighted Place

Title of the short story : A Clean Well-lighted Place
Author : Ernest Hemingway
Number of pages : 4

It was late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree. The two waiters inside the cafe knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while he was a good client. They knew that if he became too drunk, he would leave the cafe without paying, so they kept watch on him. the two waiters were talking about the bad things of the old man. The young waiter wanted to go home as soon as possible, so he gave a bad service to him. The old waiter felt pity to the old man because he felt the same, lonely. He asked the young water to be more responsible to the old man, but he didn’t. The, the old man left the cafe and gave the tips. The cafe was closed by the young waiter. After the young waiter went home, the old waiter spoke to himself and went to bodegas, a kind of wineshop. He disliked bodega because the place was not so comfort as like cafe.
I like the old waiter because he is more responsible to the old man. He felt the same with the old man, lonely. In the cafe he could forget his lonelyness by drinking brandy. It is better for us, if we have problem we could share to our friends. So, we can solve together, not by drinking brandy.

Gundah

Questions and Answers

Rini

• Questions


1. Why didn’t the old man go home at that time?
2. Why did the old man feel lonely, actually he had a nephew who saved his life?


• Answers


1. Because he felt lonely if he just stayed at home so he spent his time for drinking.
2. Because the old man was a close person. He didn’t share to anyone about his problem.

Septia

• Questions


1. In your opinion, what was the old man’s problem?
2. Why did the old waiter go to Godegas?


• Answers


1. I think the old man’s problem was loneliness. He didn’t have his wife anymore because of the death. Also,, he was a close person, so he couldn’t share his loneliness with anyone although he had a nephew who saved his life.
2. Because the old waiter felt lonely after the young waiter closed the work place. So, he tried to find a place as good as his place to work. But, he was uncomfortable and unenjoyed with that place. So, he went back to the place before.

Bhakti

• Questions


1. Which part do you think the most interesting for you?
2. Why was the old man still alive?


• Answers


1. The most interesting part for me s when the old waiter felt pity to the old man because of the same loneliness. I like when someone has a sympathy to another person.
2. Because his nephew saved him when he wanted to suicide himself.