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The Importance of Setting in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

Physical Setting. Physical setting plays a key role in Hemingway's story. The story takes place in a small, clean caf?. This place becomes a refuge for those who do not wish to go home, in direct contrast to the shadowy, dark, uncertain world outside.. Mise en scene: What does Hemingway place in

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The Importance of Setting in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

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    1. The Importance of Setting in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” Prepared by Group 2 For Dr. Brenda Cornell English 1302.10 Central Texas College Summer, 2003

    2. Physical Setting Physical setting plays a key role in Hemingway’s story. The story takes place in a small, clean café. This place becomes a refuge for those who do not wish to go home, in direct contrast to the shadowy, dark, uncertain world outside.

    3. Mise en scene: What does Hemingway place in the story? An old man, the only person left in the café Two waiters “Shadow made by the leaves of the tree made against the electric light” (233)—where the old man is sitting A girl and a soldier passing by in the street

    4. Café Style

    6. Exposition of conflict(s) Throughout the story, two waiters share what they know about the old man.

    7. Conclusions Hemingway uses the physical setting of “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” : To highlight the story’s conflicts To emphasize the story’s theme To mirror the thoughts and emotions of the characters

    8. Works Cited Hemingway, Ernest. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. 4th edition. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. Boston: Heinle and Heinle, 2000: 233-236.

    9. Duty Roster Slide 1: Tina Maxwell Slide 2: Christine Gehring Slide 3: Terry Casey Slide 4: Herman Gluck Slide 5: Adam Ray Conclusions and Proofreading: All

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