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Throughout the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, written by Ernest Hemingway, the reader is able to journey with Santiago as he searches the sea for a fish that will change his life. Hemingway’s inspiration for Santiago’s story most likely came from his life as a child. Ernest spent much of his time learning how to fish and hunt with his father as he loved the outdoors. (“Ernest Hemingway.” Par. 2 ). After spending a countless amount of days alone at sea, Santiago begins to notice life is not all…

life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” -Ernest Hemingway. In Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea Hemingway illustrates to the reader that the Old Man’s strong self-pride is nearly his demise. From the start of The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway paints a strong vivid mental picture of a stubborn old man. Whose skin is heavily leathered, thin and filled with deep wrinkles from the years in the sun, with…

“There is a moment during every fight with a strong fish when you wonder whether it or you will win the battle” (Hudson). Since the age of four, I have enjoyed catching bass, brim, and catfish. Thirteen years later, I finally attempted my luck at deep sea fishing. Finally, my dream came true one overcast fall weekend. During the fall, saltwater fish tend to stay closer to the top of the water and in shallow waters because of the warmer water temperatures. If the water and fish comply with the…

In The Old Man and the Sea, we meet a very persistent, spirited and old man by the name of Santiago. Poor and proud, Santiago strives daily to live his life of a fisherman to set examples of notable morals and values. After eighty-four days of unsuccessful fishing, the weak man embarks on a five-day journey by sea after hooking an immense marlin. He never gives in to adversity or refuses a good opponent. The old man’s entire existence has been writhe with struggle. In Santiago, the central…

The short story, The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway, is about a unlucky fisherman named Santiago. Everyone in the village thinks badly about him because it has been so long since he has caught a fish. Santiago has an apprentice named Manolin. Manolin still fishes and learns from Santiago despite Santiago’s bad reputation throughout the village. After Santiago has a dream about his childhood, Santiago takes his boat out further than any other fisherman has gone before. As Santiago is…

The old man and the sea talks a lot about faith and luck. The old man Santiago and the boy who he sails with believe in luck. Yet the young boy is no longer allowed to sail with the old man due to his fathers lack of faith. Right away I see how strongly the boy feels about the old man. The old man established morals and belief in the boy that his family did not, the boy cares for the old man like his own family. Page 11 Hemingway describes the shark factory in great detail, this was his…

In the articles titled “After Spill, Sea Turtles Still Swimming” and “For The Turtles”, they both are about the ways that people are helping turtles stay alive. However, “After Spill, Sea Turtles Still Swimming” is better at achieving its purpose. This is shown in the “After Spill, Sea Turtles Still Swimming” by Achieve 3000 and it states, “To that end, the eggs at NPS's lab are monitored 24 hours a day. Once hatching begins, Shaver sleeps on a cot in her office, caring for the tiny turtles as…

struggles in the sea just like Jesus did and that is why Santiago is like a Christ figure. For example, Santiago injured his hands and that is what Christ did. Nature man: He says that the fish in the sea are his friends and also his brother. Friendship: The old man and Manolin show no matter the age you can be friends and they teach each other what they know and acknowledge each other with respect. Pride: Santiago’s pride is what gets him through the difficult time in the sea because he’ll try…

Written in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea is known as one of Hemingway’s most enduring works. It is the heartbreaking story of an old man’s grueling battle with a giant fish and his determination despite all odds being against him. It is a short story and the language used is very simple but effective. Although the pace is quite slow, I felt drawn to the old man with his amazing resolve and courage and I could not help but silently encourage him and spur him on in his struggle. The story begins…

fisherman Earl Dibbles Jr. This is exactly what Santiago does he. When nothing is going right he just goes fishing. Even when fishing is not going right he just keeps fishing. Santiago is the protagonist in Ernest Hemingway’s novella The Old Man and the Sea, he is characterized as determined. In being determined he is fearless in his attempts to catch fish, he is enduring in how he keeps trying even after defeat, and he is truth-seeking in how he finds himself through all his hardships. Santiago…