A clean well lighted place

There has been a longstanding dispute among critics that argues the reasons behind such obvious ambiguity in Ernest Hemingway's 'A Clean Well-Lighted Place,' attempting to figure out whether or not the author did so purposely. It has been shown that Hemingway actually intended to include a lot of ambiguity into the story as a means by which to throw off his audience. The part of the story that has come under fire is the point at which the two waiters are exchanging dialogue. After some investigation, the writer discusses it has become apparent that in "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," Hemingwa…