Everyone wakes up and does, to an extent, a daily routine. Whether it be to go to work, school, or some sort of mediocre activity that they do. Everyone also has something or someone that is always going to make more money than they do, or save more lives than we do. These people are usually entitled the label “heroes.” Heros are usually strong, and have some sort of superpower to get them to where they are now. Yet no one ever really thinks about the average Joe as being a “hero.” In the Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway develops Santiago as an archetypal hero in order to reveal that average people can be inspirational and just as important as heroes in their lives. Hemingway reveals this by giving Santiago the character traits of being humble and self kept, being persistent and dedicated, and letting his weakness’ surface.
Hemingway wrote the Old Man out to be humble, and not a man who is full of himself. When he finally caught the …show more content…
On page 93 it says, “He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. I do not know. But I will try it once more.” Santiago is stating that he is tired and he has nearing the end of his last journey, but he still has not given up. Most people would give up and continue on with their life after a certain extent of exhaustion. This fragile, old man’s mind has not told his body it is time to quit. “The old man could hardly breathe now...Eat that galanos. And make a dream you’ve killed a man.” This quote depicts how the man is worn out and his how hope is slowly fading away. This is how Santiago is proven not to be an average hero. Unlike other superheroes, the old man lets his weaknesses surface. He has the two parts of the puzzle, which makes him a more realistic hero. By allowing his flaws to take over he proves that weaknesses are allowed to set you back, but they are not allowed to hold you
Hemingway wrote the Old Man out to be humble, and not a man who is full of himself. When he finally caught the …show more content…
On page 93 it says, “He had been on the point of feeling himself go each time. I do not know. But I will try it once more.” Santiago is stating that he is tired and he has nearing the end of his last journey, but he still has not given up. Most people would give up and continue on with their life after a certain extent of exhaustion. This fragile, old man’s mind has not told his body it is time to quit. “The old man could hardly breathe now...Eat that galanos. And make a dream you’ve killed a man.” This quote depicts how the man is worn out and his how hope is slowly fading away. This is how Santiago is proven not to be an average hero. Unlike other superheroes, the old man lets his weaknesses surface. He has the two parts of the puzzle, which makes him a more realistic hero. By allowing his flaws to take over he proves that weaknesses are allowed to set you back, but they are not allowed to hold you