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Setting
Conflict
Language and Style
Characterization
100
Describe the cafe.
Well lighted, clean, shadows of leaves across the scene.
100
Which of the two characters have the longest conversation?
The two waiters.
100
What pattern does the language/narration take?
Narration, dialogue, narration, dialogue etc etc...
100
What is the description of the old man?
A deaf man who has nothing in life but his money and his niece.
200
What time of day is it?
Nighttime/early in the morning.
200
What prevents the old man from having any significant conflict with the two waiters, or with anyone else?
His deafness and/or his depression.
200
Where does the older waiter continuously insert the word "nada?"
In the Lord's Prayer.
200
What is the only thing that the younger waiter cares about over the course of the story?
Getting home to his wife.
300
Where were the two waiters seated towards the end of the story?
At the table nearest to the door.
300
Overall, is the mental conflict within the protagonists's mind or the conversation between the waiters more important?
The mental conflict in the protagonists's mind.
300
In the last paragraph, the older waiter finally goes to sleep with ____ and says that his problem is probably_____. ("Many must have it.")
Daylight, Insomnia
300
Is the older waiter a compassionate man?
Yes. The older waiter empathizes with the old man in the cafe, they have the same problem (they are both lonely.)