There is no doubt that with a blind eye, society is able to witness that to the tip of the atmosphere to the bare minerals on the ground that nature is important in everyday life. It is what makes up Earth and creates a place where a diversity of humans can thrive and become who they strive to be. Whether it be the air, water, animals or even the other earthly elements, they all contain particular traits that make up the environment that people consider to have in common. The idea of this is rather odd but with today’s internet access, one cannot say they have not taken a quiz to see what percent of animal or element they relate to the most. Even in literature, characters appear to portray numerous aspects of nature in the reader’s eyes. Now
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Mary Ellen, a crossword puzzle constructor, who deals with researching facts for the mind puzzling puzzles, according to the New York Times informs, “A dove who loses its partner will not take another…the loyal bird will mourn the loss for the rest of his or her lonely life” (Uthlaut 1). Santiago deeply mourns the loss of his wife and will not find that love he had again; his only devotion now is to Manolin and fishing. He is in a horrible, lonely life of poverty so he needs to stay devoted to something or someone. It is heart-wrenching that an old man of this age is alone and only has one or two things to rely on. As the famous author, Ernest Hemingway narrates in The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago believes that, “birds have a harder life than we do, except for the robber birds” (Hemingway 29). It is in fact true, since his boat is not up to par, he does not have everyday meals, and does not shower. In this day, one would not be able to survive without a meal or a shower. This bird is an epitome of the old man, on a small scale, in that he is fragile, strong, and mournful of a …show more content…
John Burroughs, a naturalist and nature essayist expresses in the Gospel of Nature, “A man learns from nature how to master and control her (6). Santiago learns from the ocean from fishing on it for so many days straight. He masters the knowledge of the fish, how many fathoms they go, and which way the current goes. With all of this he is able to know everything and respect it all making him the sea himself. In the 1952 classic, Hemingway describes the old man as lonely and he has eyes, “the same color as the sea” (10). The sea is his life and he holds as much knowledge as it does making him an antagonist of himself which represents the mysteriousness of the water. He the nature of the sea consumes him and with it he is controlling, respectful, and
Mary Ellen, a crossword puzzle constructor, who deals with researching facts for the mind puzzling puzzles, according to the New York Times informs, “A dove who loses its partner will not take another…the loyal bird will mourn the loss for the rest of his or her lonely life” (Uthlaut 1). Santiago deeply mourns the loss of his wife and will not find that love he had again; his only devotion now is to Manolin and fishing. He is in a horrible, lonely life of poverty so he needs to stay devoted to something or someone. It is heart-wrenching that an old man of this age is alone and only has one or two things to rely on. As the famous author, Ernest Hemingway narrates in The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago believes that, “birds have a harder life than we do, except for the robber birds” (Hemingway 29). It is in fact true, since his boat is not up to par, he does not have everyday meals, and does not shower. In this day, one would not be able to survive without a meal or a shower. This bird is an epitome of the old man, on a small scale, in that he is fragile, strong, and mournful of a …show more content…
John Burroughs, a naturalist and nature essayist expresses in the Gospel of Nature, “A man learns from nature how to master and control her (6). Santiago learns from the ocean from fishing on it for so many days straight. He masters the knowledge of the fish, how many fathoms they go, and which way the current goes. With all of this he is able to know everything and respect it all making him the sea himself. In the 1952 classic, Hemingway describes the old man as lonely and he has eyes, “the same color as the sea” (10). The sea is his life and he holds as much knowledge as it does making him an antagonist of himself which represents the mysteriousness of the water. He the nature of the sea consumes him and with it he is controlling, respectful, and