Alice In The Light Of The World

When Alice becomes sad and emotional about Steve Ketchel’s story, the narrator feels bad for her when she “was shaking all over and I looked and saw she was crying” (389). Even though the narrator knows that Alice is not very respected in society, he still cares for her feelings. Many people may believe that the story about Steve Ketchel is fake and may even disrespect Alice for her feelings towards him, but the narrator believes Alice’s feelings for Steve Ketchel are real and doesn't find satisfaction in the sadness that Alice feels. Similar to how Steve Ketchel calls Alice a “lovely piece” (390), the narrator thinks Alice is beautiful instead of thinking she is disgusting. To Alice, Steve Ketchel is a man who respects and loves a woman for her beauty as a person instead of her weight or low status in society, and the narrator feels the same way for Alice when he cares for Alice’s feelings and looks at Alice as a person with beautiful qualities instead of disregarding
These characteristics of the narrator prove that the narrator has a sense of appreciation and honor for the good found in people around him and that he is very caring for other people’s feelings due to the good that he has in himself as a hero. The theme of the story that people should not judge other people based on their looks or their status in society, but should instead appreciate and care for other people with respect and love. This can be seen as the narrator does not judge Alice for her weight or her low status in society, but instead finds beauty in her and cares for her feelings, which proves that he is a Hemingway