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The pervading metaphor in the story is___________________?

Correct answer: A. a clean well-lighted place

  • A. a clean well-lighted place
  • B. the old waiter
  • C. the old man
  • D. liquor

Explanation

In Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” the clean, bright café represents order, dignity, and refuge from the darkness and loneliness of existence. The old waiter and the old man are characters within this central metaphor, not the metaphor itself.

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