With the seemingly bland story line the author gives himself a foundation in which allows him to more easily embed tiny disguised examples of symbolism. Some pieces of symbolism are the old man’s deafness, the time of day, and the cleaness of the cafe. These three things all symbolize nihility, the absence of everyday sound combined with the loneliness of the night and the lack of objects making a mess, creates a mental image of floating through abyss. “ This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good.” With that said, another example of symbolism is the light, though most may affiliate light …show more content…
According to the two older gentlemen there is no concept of the term ‘tomorrow’ because each day is overwhelmed with despair which is proven to be their main theme of the story. This is elaborated by the older waiter near the end of the selection by saying, “ it was not fear nor dread. It was the nothingness that he knew too well.” The extent of sitting in a public place regularly and getting drunk because there's nothing else to worry about except for the nothing itself, is the true definition of