Title
"A Man of the World" and "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place": Hemingway’s Unified View of Old Age
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Comparison study. Discusses the common theme of age found in the two stories, concluding that Hemingway maintained a uniform attitude toward age throughout his life. Leonard posits that although age brings adversity, Hemingway’s older characters face their challenges with varying degrees of dignity and a range of diminished heroism.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
13
Issue
2
Date
Spring 1994
Pages
62-73
COinS
Citation
Leonard, John. “‘A Man of the World’ and ‘A Clean, Well-Lighted Place’: Hemingway’s Unified View of Old Age.” Hemingway Review 13, no. 2 (Spring 1994): 62-73.