A Clean, Well- Lighted Place

How does Hemingway use light and dark as symbols? How do the shadows fit in?

He uses dark to symbolize that the man is sad and depressed, that is why he sat in the shadow of the tree. 

He uses light to represent happiness and the waiters were in the light of the cafe and they weren't depressed, and they didn't want to commit suicide. 

The shadows fit in because because the old man that was drinking was sad and depressed and tried to commit suicide so he sat in the shadow of the tree.

Analysis of film and story.

In the film the man sat in the light of the café and he didn’t seem as sad/ depressed, he just looked drunk. In the story we read the old man sat in the shadow of the tree.  Also when I read the story I thought of the older bartender older and not in his 30’s, but I imagined the younger bartender about the same age as in the film.

The bartenders were also Irish or Scottish so they cut out a part in the film, in my opinion was important. Another thing with the video was that the screen shots were really lengthy, so it became a little boring while watching it. I honestly think the story produced more imagery than what was in the film.