英语小说导读 海明威之 a clean well-lighted place的课后练习

1、英语小说导读 海明威之 a clean well-lighted place的课后练习 answers to questions 1 what besides the insomnia makes the old waiter reluctant to go to bed? if we just from the surface to answer this question, we can pick up some opinion from the story: e.g. “i am those who like to stay late at the caf,” the older wai

2、ter said. “with all those who do not want to go to bed. with all those who need a light for the night.” page 158 para.14 “ each night i am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the caf.” page 158 however, if we analyses deeply, we will realize that insomnia is just a symbolism

3、 of the story. when you are sleepless in the night, you will keep awake through the hour of darkness, and this will make you feel lonely and even worse, the despair. there is not only about insomnia but about loneliness, the darkness of life, the segregation from the world, and the nothingness. and

4、those desperate feelings are the most important thing to make the old waiter and the old man refuse to go to bed comment on the older waiters meditation with the nada refrain. nada means nothing. it is a spanish word. and from this refrain, we can know that nothing cannot be deal with by man or god.

5、 it is the senselessness of each heart. there is no meaning in life. nothing is the experience of one?s own existence, and the thorough understanding of life. why does the old waiter so well understand the old mans need for a caf ? the old waiter is a middle-age man. though he isn?t as old as the ol

6、d man, he suffers the war and life, and he also has the insomnia like many other men (perhaps including the old man). he also feels the loneliness and nothingness in his life. so he can understand the old man?s feeling about the life, and he can even relate and see his future in the old man. this is

7、 why the old waiter so well understands the old man?s need for a caf. the caf is a peaceful place where the old man can escape from the loneliness and nothingness and desperation in the life. what does the caf represent for the old man and the old waiter? the caf is a clean and well-lighted place in

8、 the story. it is an idealized space. sitting in the caf, they will feel peaceful and comfortable. the caf is a place where the old man and the old waiter can escape from loneliness. the caf is lighted, because light can chases away the dark. the caf is clean, which makes them feel comfortable and p

9、eaceful. 2 different attitudes towards the old man the young waiter: the young waiter is selfish and impatient. he looks down upon the old man. he thinks the old man is nasty. he is easily angry and impolite to the old man because he wants to go back home and sleeps early. he doesn?t understand the

10、old man. he even wants the old man to suicide. e.g. “i?m sleepy now, i never get into bed before three o?clock. he should have killed himself last week.” page 155 “i wouldn?t want to be that old. an old man is a nasty thing.”page 157 para. 6 the old waiter: the old waiter shows his sympathy for the

11、old man, which is totally different with the younger waiter. he knows the importance of a clean and well-lighted place for those who need a place to escape from loneliness and nothingness. he knows the old man?s sufferings and was sympathized with him. he doesn?t think it is bad that the old man sta

12、ys in the caf late. he respects the old man. e.g. “not always. this old man is clean. he drinks without spilling. even now, drunk.” page 157 whose attitude is closer to that of the author? i think the old waiter?s attitude is closer to the author?s attitude. the young waiter is ignorance. he doesn?t

13、 understand the old man?s mind so he can?t stand for the attitude of the author. and the old waiter is sympathized with the old man and he understands what the old man suffers. he knows the loneliness and nothingness; he knows the loss and despair in the life. so the old waiter?s attitude about the

14、old man is closer to the author?s attitude. how does the author make his own feeling clearly to us? even though hemingway doesn?t editorially state his own feelings, we can know clearly from his story. we can analyze from the description of the old man. e.g. “not always. this old man is clean. he dr

15、inks without spilling. even now, drunk. ” page 157 a very old man walking unsteadily but with dignity. page157 3 the style of the story in this short story, we can see a very hemingway?s writing style. firstly, you can hardly find any complicated words, phrases or sentences. hemingway uses easy and

16、simple word as many as possible. he tries to cut out any unnecessary words. the whole story is easy to read but not to understand. e.g. it was late and everyone has left the caf except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. first paragraph secondly, the story consists of a lot of dialogues. and these dialogues are colloquial and loose. e.g. “he was in despair.” “what about?” “nothing.” page 155 thirdly, the dialogue is deviated from ordinary c