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15 Cards in this Set
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How many days has it been since Santiago has caught a fish?
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84
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What does Santiago always dream of and what does it represent?
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lions on the beach represent harmony between opposing forces.
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What sport did Santiago used to defeat in?
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arm wrestling
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What did Santiago always pray for when he was on the boat?
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that the boy was there to keep him company
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How did Santiago kill the marlin?
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harpoon through the heart
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What obstacle did Joe DiMaggio always have to overcome?
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bone spur
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Why did Santaigo put his lines straight down?
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he said it was important to be exact
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How does the village feel when they see the big skeleton?
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shocked
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What is on the walls of his shack?
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religious pics
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The warbler bird represents _______.
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Santiago's friend
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What is a motif?
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idea that repeatedly happens (lions)
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What are the three numbers that relate to the Bible?
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3 (dreams, days) 7 (sharks, Marlin circles), 40 (fishing with no fish)
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What do the tourists and sharks represent?
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sinners
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What is a short moral story that often has abstract ideas represented by characters?
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allegory
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what is stoicism.
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Stoicism asserts that the natural world consists of suffering, and that the appropriate response of a human being is to face this suffering with dignity and a lack of tears while doing one's duty, acknowledging that life and pleasure are transitory.
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