A Clean, Well-Lighted Place | Setting
The short story is set in a small, unnamed town, located somewhere in Spain. More specifically, the entire scene of the short story is set in a cafe and a street in a town that could serve as any town in the world. The town itself is a microcosm of the world, and the cafe represents man's shelter from the cold, inveterate world with all of its unknowns.
The setting is a vital factor in carrying the message of the story. Two waiters work at the cafe; one old, one younger. The younger man does not differentiate between the cafe where they wait tables and any other bar along the street as a...
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