In Santiago, the central character of the Old Man And The Sea, Ernest Hemingway created a, ‘’Code Hero’’ who personifies courage. In the novel Santiago states, “Fish, I'll stay with you until I am dead” (Santiago). This quote means that Santiago will not give up on the fish. He will continue to hunt and capture the fish until he dies, because he won't give up no matter the circumstances or how much trouble the fish is giving him. Santiago saying he will stay with the fish till he dies makes him very courageous in many ways. He is telling himself that he's putting everything at risk to catch that one fish for himself. He will not let go of that string even if his life depended on it to just catch the fish. He is facing this difficulty and putting
