The Meaning of Nothing || On Ernest Hemingway's 'A Clean, Well-Lighted Place'

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  • Опубліковано 20 кві 2020
  • Link to read the story: archive.org/details/BM282003h...
    A Clean, Well-Lighted Place was first published in 1933 in an issue of Scribner's magazine, and the story was later included in Hemingway's third and final short story collection, Winner Take Nothing, that same year.
    Have some sources and further reading (some may require paid subscriptions to access):
    www.thefreelibrary.com/THE+CO..."A+CLEAN,+WELL-LIGHTED...-a053409313
    www-jstor-org.libezproxy.open...
    www-jstor-org.libezproxy.open...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 19

  • @kinczyta
    @kinczyta 4 роки тому +4

    Ooh
    Everything about the younger waiter is defined by what he has and everything about the older waiter is defined by what he lacks - liked that

  • @southernlisa1
    @southernlisa1 Рік тому

    Nice video. Highly informative. Thank you.

  • @rebeccadsouza9128
    @rebeccadsouza9128 2 роки тому +2

    Another thought comes to mind and that is the deafness of the old man. In a way, he is at a disadvantage and unable to connect completely with the world. Is it possible that this can be related to the alienation and isolation felt by 'The Lost Generation' ?
    I found your analysis of the story to be brilliant. Thanks for the upload. Cheers!

    • @oliversmith4207
      @oliversmith4207  2 роки тому

      That's a nice thought, certainly his deafness contributes to his loneliess. Especially because neither waiter makes any effort to make accommodations for it. Perhaps there's also something about the lack of understanding, and lack of effort to understand, that can occur between people of different generations in that as well, which I feel is quite a universal experience.
      Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video

  • @Danikeenr
    @Danikeenr 3 місяці тому

    Best analysis

  • @BooksofAmber
    @BooksofAmber 4 роки тому +2

    I haven't read the story but I love this analysis! The editing is also great.

  • @kinczyta
    @kinczyta 4 роки тому +2

    OMMMMMMMMGGGGGGG
    haven't started watching yet, just excited

  • @kinczyta
    @kinczyta 4 роки тому +2

    The editing is amazing!!

  • @Noorihime
    @Noorihime 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for this enlightening analysis Rev! When I read it, the conversation in the story immediately felt ‘weird’ but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Glad to see it’s been a topic of debate for so long 😅 Also, thanks for that little insight in what literary students do. Anyway, great story, great video!

    • @oliversmith4207
      @oliversmith4207  3 роки тому +2

      thank you so much for watching, I'm glad you liked it!

  • @BaharAdhikaryHope
    @BaharAdhikaryHope 3 роки тому +1

    Learnt so much. Thankyou ❤️

  • @chriswimer6296
    @chriswimer6296 Рік тому

    Scribner changed the text?! Sacrilege! I’m only slightly kidding. I can’t believe they would alter the text like that. Hemingway had plenty of time to correct it if it were a mistake. The fact that he didn’t should say all that needs to be said on that. Regardless of his artistic intention, the text was intentional.
    Great video

  • @anandiisreading
    @anandiisreading 4 роки тому +2

    Probably only existential dread, oofé. I was worried it might be something scary.

  • @chandermukhikapoor8407
    @chandermukhikapoor8407 2 роки тому +1

    Thankyou 😀

  • @Jimmy_hoffa
    @Jimmy_hoffa Рік тому +2

    Hey Oliver. I realize I’m a random person on the internet and my opinions may not hold much weight, but I certainly believe you should create more videos. I was searching videos on this story to show my English class and didn’t find any resourceful videos. Yours is the best one. The confidence you have in your delivery and the overall analysis is very deep and quite simple to follow through. I highly recommend you make more videos on short stories. Especially the ones they teach in Colleges, those stories will give you more subscribers and overall popularity so you can continue your work. Once again great video 👍👍

    • @jamesstout6280
      @jamesstout6280 Рік тому +1

      They spend many, many hours researching, hours to grab materials, filming time and equipment, and then weeks to edit to make a video which makes a few bucks a year and a few thousand views maybe. Not really going to be something that people can keep up. Patreon can barely pay bills for even successful book videos. It’s a labor of love that people quickly burn out on.

    • @Jimmy_hoffa
      @Jimmy_hoffa Рік тому +1

      @@jamesstout6280 I agree. Sad reality