A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

by

Ernest Hemingway

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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Symbols

The Café

The café symbolizes the small pleasures that, in spite of life’s meaninglessness, make living feel dignified and comfortable. The old waiter and the old drunk both love to sit and drink at the café because…

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