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Questions for Hemingway Stories:

1. What is a simple pleasure that a character lives by? Why does the character need this simple pleasure? Nitika: (p.381) "Another brandy," he said. The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head. The character needs this simple pleasure to keep him happy and keep his mind off things. 2. How does a character live for the “here and now”? Who do they avoid focusing on the past or the future I agree with this sergio and the old man's stubborness and repetitiveness. -Natalie ( Their Eyes Were Watching God. Nitika: (p.380) The old man keep saying "a little more" which showed that he wasn't thinking about anything but whatever was going on at the moment. 3. How does a character avoid complications or complexities in life? Why do they avoid them? Alan: The old man in the cafe (pg 379) gets away from his problems by drinking the brandy. I agree but he tries to do this to escape but maybe what holds him back is still waniting to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. -Natalie (Their Eyes Were Watching God." Nitika: (p.381) "Another brandy, he said pointing to his glass" shows that the old man just drinks to keep his mind off things. 4. How does the character demonstrate the ability to do something well, especially under pressure? Jared: In the story "Indian Camp" Nick's father show his ability to remain calm under pressure. "Maybe I'll have to operate on this lady. We'll know in a little while". (pg 93). This aspect of the story demonstrates Code Hero. Nitika:(p.381) "The waiter wiped the edge of the table with a towel and shook his head." This shows that the waiter is working even tough its past his hours and he has the old man that keeps asking for drinks bothering him. 5. What is the main theme of the story? Explain. Nitika:The theme for this story is loneliness. The old man takes control of his life by drinking all the time and rejecting everything around him. This character doesn't fit in with society, more so looked upon as a crazy person.
 * Sergio: In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" the old man's pleasure would be liquor, and shows this by asking again and again for brandy. "Another brandy" (p.381)**
 * Sergio: The old man shows how he does not care about the here and the now by being stubborn and repetitively asked the waiter for another drink. (p.381) It also seems that he does not care much about the time when he says "After all, it is probably only insomnia. Many must have it."**
 * Sergio: In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" the old man tries to get away from everything by attempting to kill himself on p. 380 when the waiters say: "He hung himself with a rope."**
 * Sergio: In the story "A Clean Well Lighted Place" the older waiter shows that he can stand up for the old man by telling the young waiter that he too has the same need as the old man; The need of "a light for the night"(382). The older waiter, under pressure, relates to the old man and tries to open the young waiters mind to the real reason why the cafe is so good for people like the old man or himself.**
 * Sergio: I agree with you Nitika, and the name to this would be Flawed Hero because the old man struggles with the loss of everything he had that ment something to him. He has nothing, NADA, left.**
 * B. (group): The main character (Nick) faces disillusionment about life and death after the suicide of the indian man. He becomes overwhelmed in a way and continuously asks his father what kind of people would kill themselves (pg 95). The way he resolves his insecurity is by convincing himself that he wasn't like the people he saw die but instead in a way better thus reassuring him that he would never die.**