The Old Man and the Sea

was a proponent as it fit his code hero. He believed that in order to be the best man one must have excesses of endurance. In Old Man and The Sea , Santiago is the perfect image of endurance with his long arm wrestling match, while his counterpart of endurance is the mighty fish that Santiago struggles with for most of the novel. During one of the lulls on the sea Santiago remembers a time where he had beat a large man arm wrestling. Santiago remembers this when he…

Santiago’s shack in The Old Man and the Sea is furnished with nothing more than the everyday necessities. Santiago’s mast is almost as long as his shack. The shack is made up of only one room. In the single room, there is a tattered bed, a small table, a wobbly chair and a small area on the ground that is used for cooking. The shack is made of the tough budshields of the royal palm. The walls are made of the leaves of the royal palm and the floor is natural dirt. Santiago has never bought any…

The story of Proteus, the “Prophetic old man of the sea”, describes the said subject as omniscient and supernatural, possessing seemingly unlimited knowledge, including all forms of time, including past, present, and future. Various Knowledge seekers, notably Menelaus in Homer’s interpretation, and Aristaeus in Virgil’s, would seek Proteus for enlightenment. He would Grant the knowledge in question if and only if, the requester was able to restrain Proteus. The trick is, Proteus has complete…

Notwithstanding its obvious forthrightness, the story actually develops on a psychological dimension as well as emotional. “The tale of The Old Man and the Sea is parablesque”, says Eric Ting adapter and director of the theatrical production of the original novel. (TING) Ernest Hemingway’s style of writing is said to have been copied ("Ernest Hemingway: A Singular Style." Literary Cavalcade 57.8) by…

Old Man and the Sea Research Assignment The Pulitzer Prize is an award which notes distinguished writers in any field of literature. A writer can follow in any subject, whether it be journalistic, fictional, poetic, or any other of the many sub-genres of writing, and still be able to apply for the award. The history behind this award of academia involves a man (surprisingly) named Joseph Pulitzer. Pulitzer was well-regarded in the late 19th century for his journalistic jousting “against…

“Yahweh,” replied the voice in the cave when Moses asked what name the God of the Israelites should be known by, “I am who am” (New Revised Standard Version, Exodus 3:14). Man received this answer to his question of God’s identity more than two millennia ago, but has never been satisfied by it. Instead, humanity has never ceased in pursuing greater knowledge of the divine. Resulting in part from the inherent beauty of this unanswerable question, the holy longing to know God has served as the…

As one read various stories, the reader sometimes identifies the main character as a hero. In The Old Man and the Sea, written by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago, an old man, is the main character. Although Santiago is the main character, his position as an ordinary man is more suitable than being a true hero. When one compares Santiago’s journey to the archetypal hero’s journey, Santiago is not considered a true hero because he did not have a clear call to adventure, a victory’s reward, or the…

The making of a good character begins with his or her backstory and the memories that make the character who he/she is. In the stories TOMATS (The Old Man and The Sea) and Casablanca, Santiago and Rick Blaine both have memories that they hold on to but the two characters backstories have many contrasting aspects to each other. Santiago’s memories are of his boyhood, which of full of joy and happiness and Rick’s deepest memories are of sadness, heartbreak and Ilsa, his/former love. Throughout…

October 2014 The Old Man and the Sea Research Paper An “old man” can be used to refer to multiple ideas. Some may hear teenagers refer to their father as “old man”. According to Cirlot, old man is a “symbol of the occult principle” (243). The occult principle refers to morals of religion. Cirlot also said that an old man “is regarded as the personification of the age-old wisdom of humanity, or of the collective unconscious” (243). He said that the old man may be referred as the wise old man, as…

Rishi Baronia ELA Period B 8.8.17 The Hero’s Journey In both the Speak, and The Old Man and the Sea, the main characters have a set goal they work towards. They go through an adventure called, The Hero’s Journey, where the main characters “get out of their comfort zone” in order to achieve their respective goals. Each have mentors that guide them along the way, and the heroes change their personality throughout the story for the better. Melinda Sordino, a freshman girl at Merryweather…