In "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Hemingway, what does the caf© represent for the two waiters?

The
younger waiter is fairly straightforward in his implied expressions of what the caf© represents
for him. He has a wife, he has confidence, and he has a livelihood. The caf© both is and
represents his job. On a more complex level, the caf© also might be said to represent his
confidence. If it were not for his job, he would be out of work, his wife may reject him and he
may waste his youth in searching or in despair. But for now with youth, confidence, a wife and a
job, the caf© represents his life and his future--also that which keeps him up until 3
o'clock.

It is far more complicated to say what the caf©...