Tuesday, April 23, 2013

A Clean, Well-lighted Place Reading Response

"He should have killed himself last week."
"An old man is a nasty thing."
"He has no regard for those who must work."

I chose these quotes because they show how little the younger waiter respects the old man.  He is cruel to wish death upon an old man that did nothing but annoy him because he got home a little later on a few nights.  He falsely states that the old man is not clean, even though he drinks without spilling anything on him, while he is drunk.  Lastly, he thinks that the old man is rude to stay late and drink, but it is the waiter's job to serve the customer.  He is getting paid, and even though he insulted the old man, he still received a tip.

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