A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Summary

"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" showcases an aspect of using light to compare the young to the old. When the story begins, a sinlge old man is sitting in the shadows of a café. A young soldier and a girl pass by under a street light and two waiters, one young and one older, are talking about the man. The young waiter wants nothing more than to get home and get in bed. The older waiter explains how the café is a comfort to the old man, but the young waiter still makes the man leave. After the waiters leave, the older one goes to a bar for a little bit, but soon leaves because it is not clean. The story ends with the waiter going to his home.