Hemingway's A Clean Well-Lighted Place

Hemingway's A Clean Well-Lighted Place
Let's first take a look at the surface. 
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Hemingway's A Clean Well-Lighted Place
Let's first take a look at the surface. 

Slide 1 - Diapositive

While the deaf old man is sitting on the terrace, a couple walks by.
Who are they?
A
A soldier and his girlfriend
B
A guard and a prostitute
C
A soldier and a prostitute
D
A soldier and his mother

Slide 2 - Quiz

"He should have killed himself last week"
The old man tried to kill himself and failed because
A
He had financial problems and his niece prevented him
B
He was in despair and his niece cut him down
C
He was in despair and his niece prevented him
D
He had financial problems and his niece cut him down

Slide 3 - Quiz

The young waiter wants the old man gone because
A
The young waiter wants to go to his wife
B
the old man is drunk and will forget to pay
C
the old man is nasty and dirty

Slide 4 - Quiz

What is the only thing the old and young waiter have in common
A
confidence
B
a wife
C
youth
D
a job

Slide 5 - Quiz

When they have locked their bar up, the old waiter goes to a bar.
What does he dislike about it?
A
It's too light
B
It's not light enough
C
the waiter is unfriendly
D
it's not clean

Slide 6 - Quiz

But what does it mean?

Slide 7 - Diapositive

The Old Man
The Young Waiter
The Old Waiter
Confident
in despair
insomniac
rich
married
understanding
impatient
condescending
says a prayer
suicidal
drunk

Slide 8 - Question de remorquage

How does Hemingway use symbols?
Combine the symbols with the themes of The Lost Generation

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Life as nothingness
Desparation & Loneliness
Death
nature
inability to understand the other
the light shining through the trees
the 'nada' prayer
the attempted suicide
soldier & prostitute
"you should have killed yourself"
the bodega with the unpolished bar
niece cuts the old man down
young waiter

Slide 10 - Question de remorquage

Slide 11 - Vidéo