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英美文学B 8;The story: no plot, a loose sketch: an old man leaves a café late at night, two waiters talk while closing up, one waiter stops for a cup of coffee on the way home and does not sleep until morning. On closer examination, the story proves to be heavily symbolic. As one of Hemingway’s most compact stories, it presents two contrasting attitudes to life.;Beginning: the scene, the climate: a cool evening in a hot dusty Spanish city; an old man, alone, on the outdoor terrace of a restaurant is a part of the landscape. Two waiters discuss the old man’s attempted suicide. Nothing: key word, to