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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? Stewart indian camp: uncle Georges smoking is a simple pleasure. [Andrea] The deaf old man seems to enjoy spending time at the cafe, sitting in the shadow of a tree and drinking brandy while staring at the people walking in the street. He goes to the cafe to abate the lonesomeness in his life. 2. How does a character live for the “here and now”? Who do they avoid focusing on the past or the future Stewart indian camp:They just enjoy living and not thinking about the future. Like Nick said " he felt quite sure that he would never die (95). When he was sitting in the boat in the morning. carlos:nick doesnt care about whats happening he tries to ignore whats happening, he just wants to leave 3. How does a character avoid complications or complexities in life? Why do they avoid them? Stewart indian camp: They try to stay away from complications or complexities because they're not needed like when after the man died Nick and his dad just went out on a boat (95) 4. How does the character demonstrate the ability to do something well, especially under pressure? Stewart Brown Indian camp: When Nicks dad was pulling the baby out feet first he just stayed calm and did it (93) 5. What is the main theme of the story? Explain. Mariam: the main theme of the story was that the older people use the cafe for a different purpose then the young once because they don't really have anywhere they want to be at or anything else to do."with all those who do not want to go to bed with all those who need a light for the ight."(382) Stewart Brown Indian camp: the main theme is just live your life and don't make things more difficult than they need to be (95)
 * indian camp Carlos: The simple pleasure would be dying because dying is the easiest thing in life, living is harder .**
 * Carlos: the cafe: the old man is calm and doesnt want to leave he tries to avoid the people that tell him to leave the cafe. **
 * Sergio: I believe that the old man tries to live in the present by completely neglecting it. Like most people who get drunk he is finding a get away from the death of his wife to the point where the wants to end his life. But the simplest way he does this is by, like carlos said, avoiding to leave the cafe.**