“… and the boys had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish in the first week” (Hemingway 13). Manolin had said that his boat fishes closer to the shore; Santiago called Manolin’s boat a lucky boat. It is a cause and effect. He fishes far from the shore and catches nothing. Manolin fishes close to the shore and catches many good fish. If Santiago starts to fish closer to the shore, he should start to catch more fish like the other boat. By changing this, he will catch more fish, making his catches more consistent. In turn, this change will give him more stability because he has more fish to sell and
“… and the boys had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish in the first week” (Hemingway 13). Manolin had said that his boat fishes closer to the shore; Santiago called Manolin’s boat a lucky boat. It is a cause and effect. He fishes far from the shore and catches nothing. Manolin fishes close to the shore and catches many good fish. If Santiago starts to fish closer to the shore, he should start to catch more fish like the other boat. By changing this, he will catch more fish, making his catches more consistent. In turn, this change will give him more stability because he has more fish to sell and