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After the old man comes home, he told the boy:” They truly beat me.” (Page 122) This may seems contradictory to what he said before. However, accepting the reality is what brings him upon the masses. It is always easy for people to claim victory, but it’s really hard to accept the fact when one he fails. After the fierce battle with the sharks, Santiago accepted that the sharks have beaten him. He fights to the end, using all his strength and he has done his best. He could have proudly said I fought off the sharks all by myself and I did my best! But he doesn’t say that, he just accepts the reality that he’s been defeated and loses his
