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A Brief Appreciation of Hemingway’s Short Story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” 姓名：XXXX 班级：2006级X班 学号：200600000000 课程名称：英语小说选读 任课教师：XXXXX A Brief Appreciation of Hemingway’s Short Story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” By Yu Xiaoxiao Abstract: Ernest Hemingway is one of the outstanding American short-story writers in the 20th century. He is a representative of the Lost Generation. Almost all of his works reflect the pessimistic nihilism. The short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” was one of Hemingway’s early works. It is a classical short story with nihilism, assuming typical Hemingway’s style, which is, taking Nothingness as the theme and employing abundant simple sentences. In order to understand the work and author’s ideas completely and thoroughly, this thesis makes an analysis of this novel from different angles, including Hemingway’s biography, the writing background of the novel, the main characters in the novel and the theme of Nada. Through the analysis, the thesis encodes the essence of Nada. Key Words: Ernest Hemingway; pessimistic nihilism; the Lost Generation; “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”; Nada (Nothingness Nothing) Introduction Ernest Hemingway was a novelist and short story writer who became one of the best-known American authors of 20th century (Booz, 1991). His works have unique characteristics both in theme and writing style. They are so noted for profound ideas and abundant connotations that they are popular with readers. Some critics think that his works are based on his own experiences and the time when he lived (Yang, P271). Actually, Hemingway’s life was full of romance. His point of view was shaped by his experience as a young man in the World War I, and his near death on the battlefield. He experienced many wars in his life. Many of his stories dealt with war or injury, and nearly all of them ex