theme for A Clean, Well lighted Place
... anything and that he felt nothing when he made the comments about the “nada”refrain. Therefore, the café represents a lot for them. It was a very nice place to stay because it was pleasant, clean, and very well lighted. In my opinion the café represents a shelter or a home to stay when the night and the sensation of being alone appear. There they are not alone and they can spend the time of the night that takes so long to go away when we are alone. The younger waiter could not understand the old man and the older waiter either. He was young and had a life to live. He had his wife waiting for him at home and a bed to sleep. He did want to stay awake all night. The hours for him were very precious, so he did not want to stay wasting his time waiting for an old, drunk man. In contrast, the older waiter was not hurry; he could be all night working and serving the old man. He was one of those who do not want to go to bed and need a light for the night just like the old man and many others. I think that is why he could understand so well the old man. He also wanted to be in the café because somebody could need it; someone just like him and the old man who needed the light for the night. However, the younger waiter could understand in some way the alone...