"'He's drunk now,' he said.
'He's drunk every night.'
'What did he want to kill himself for?'
'How should I know?'
'How did he do it?'
'He hung himself with a rope'" (Hemingway 144).
Hemingway shows a vague style throughout his entire short story "A Clean Well Lighted Place." Based on this particular quote, it seems safe to say that Hemingway uses too much dialogue. The extra use of dialogue makes for too little description when it comes to specific details of the story. For example, he lacks characterization when describing the old man, leaving the reader to feel confused and unaware. This passage effectively proves that Hemingway's writing is deprived of vivid portrayal. As seen through the passage, the vocabulary is dull, and again lacks depiction. While reading the story, this particular passage can seem confusing to the reader, based on the excess dialogue. Beyond any doubt, Ernest Hemingway uses way too much conversation between characters, leaving little to no room for description among characters and events.
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