Courage is something seen throughout history, in novels, and in everyday situations. It is the ability to be strong in a tough position. In The Old Man and the Sea and The Red Badge of Courage, both Henry and Santiago have to face extremely difficult, unfamiliar situations. They handle them in different ways, but they both must face their challenges head on and with courage. There are many times throughout these novels where courage is used or shied away from. First, being courageous is something that can be hard to do in new and tough situations. In The Red Badge of Courage, Henry spends most of his time not being courageous and running away from his fears instead of facing them. Henry is faced with whether or not to face his fear by staying
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Throughout all this, he is extremely courageous even though he is alone and does not have all the tools he needs to deal with the fish. Santiago may be a very old man, but he does not let the marlin take advantage of this. “I may not be as strong as I think... but I know many tricks and I have resolution. (Hemingway 23)” Santiago says this to Manolin, and it shows that he is aware that he has difficulties because of his age, but that he always works through them to find a solution. He shows this ability by overcoming his cramped and cut hands, lack of tools, and lack of food on the boat. This shows courage because Santiago does not give up and he works through his bad situations. Another courageous thing that Santiago does is face his fear and accept his defeat with the sharks. After the sharks eat all the meat off the Marlin, Santiago moves on from this and starts to worry about his own survival over anything else. He also continues to fight the sharks after he has lost his weapons. “What will you do now if they come in the night? What can you do? ‘Fight them,’ he said. ‘I’ll fight them until I die.’ (Hemingway 115)” This shows that Santiago does not give up, no matter
Throughout all this, he is extremely courageous even though he is alone and does not have all the tools he needs to deal with the fish. Santiago may be a very old man, but he does not let the marlin take advantage of this. “I may not be as strong as I think... but I know many tricks and I have resolution. (Hemingway 23)” Santiago says this to Manolin, and it shows that he is aware that he has difficulties because of his age, but that he always works through them to find a solution. He shows this ability by overcoming his cramped and cut hands, lack of tools, and lack of food on the boat. This shows courage because Santiago does not give up and he works through his bad situations. Another courageous thing that Santiago does is face his fear and accept his defeat with the sharks. After the sharks eat all the meat off the Marlin, Santiago moves on from this and starts to worry about his own survival over anything else. He also continues to fight the sharks after he has lost his weapons. “What will you do now if they come in the night? What can you do? ‘Fight them,’ he said. ‘I’ll fight them until I die.’ (Hemingway 115)” This shows that Santiago does not give up, no matter