This story was written by Hemingway in 1933. It details an evening\\'s interaction between two waiters, and their differing perspectives of life. Hemingway uses an old man as a patron to demonstrate the waiter\\'s philosophies. Hemingway is also visible in the story as the old man, someone who society says should be content, but has a significant empty feeling inside. What follows is a line-by-line analysis, putting emphasis on the philosophies of the waiters. This story focuses on two waiters at a cafe in Madrid, and their differing outlook ....