This Old Man

escaped from the ravages of war, the experiences he endured at the POW camp still haunts him. The misery he undergoed for so long boils beneath the surface, just as he returns to “normal” life with his family. In this part of the book, Louie’s difficulty adjusting from captivity back to old surroundings flourished. Rather than confronting the demons held inside himself, alcohol seemed the only solution to numb the agony. Louie finally found peace when he realized what he had forgotten. Louis…

Up in the North woods, where the wolves howl and the bucks run wild, there lives a man who devotes his life to living off the land. This man, Jerry Saum, a crude and renegade type character, has lived in Saum, Minnesota for his whole life. Saum, MN lies 45 miles directly North of Bemidji, and two miles East of the Red Lake Indian Reservation. I have known Jerry Saum for five years, due to my deer hunting shack that sits four miles South of Saum. In my early years deer hunting up North, Jerry…

loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self,” (Demakis, 415). This quote is contrasting a drop of water to a man, saying that despite the fact that water loses its form when it joins the ocean, man itself is individual and joins but does not conform to society. Essentially, man has an identity unique to himself, but…

Santiago represented was he was able to love his adversary even though he had to kill it. Santiago adored and loved his fish even though he had to catch it and kill it. “Fish,” he said, “I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you before this day ends” (Hemingway, 54). That quote just reiterates the fact that Santiago had a deep respect for the fish, but he would kill it when the time came. Santiago is the utmost worthy Hemingway hero. The next Hemingway…

also means nothing; this ties in with meaningless of life which was a major theme in this narrative. The author wanted readers to understand the concept of how some humans may take some situations for granted, and others will appreciate the smaller aspects in life. This anecdote had three major characters; one character was an old, wise, and broken waiter while the other character was young, cocky, and impatient waiter. The last individual was a customer who was the eldest man broken on the…

becomes one man against the sea. Salvador Alvarenga loved the simple lines of the fiberglass craft. No cabin or roof. Just a 25-foot-long narrow, canoe-shaped boat designed to carve up the waves like a huge surfboard, agile and fast, with the engine mounted on the back. Alvarenga was a 37-year-old Salvadoran fisherman living and working in Mexico. A heavy drinker quick to pick up the tab, he had no family tying him down—his 13-year-old daughter lived with her mother in El Salvador. On this…

's struggle, death and resurrection for the sake of mankind. Many see the modern-day allusion to Christ’s story in Ernest Hemingway 's The Old Man and the Sea. When compared side-by-side, these plot situations may help the reader see beyond the text on the page and visualize and comprehend the spiritual story easier. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea the protagonist Santiago can be seen as a Christ-like figure who struggles through his 40 days of trial, crucifixion’s pain…

characteristic the Romanticism literature. Romanticism and Realism are perfectly opposite each other like in ¨Masque of the Red Death¨ by Edgar Allen Poe,which is Romanticism and ¨To Build a Fire¨ by Jack London which is Realism. The main purpose of this essay is to prove the differences between the two gernes by comparing and contrasting the Plot,Characters,and Presentation of good and evil.…

the marlin, trying to rest and to be strong, when he saw the first of the two sharks,” (Hemingway, 2003, Pg. 107). This quote explains the hardships of the sea because Santiago survives with little food he has and he fights off sharks that lurk within the sea. Therefore, Santiago endures the hardships of the sea in his journey to catch a fish.…

The Life of Herman Melville Known as the author of one of the greatest literary works to date, Moby Dick, Herman Melville lived a life of hope against all hope, showing that persistence leads to perseverance. However, he did not see this success in his lifetime. His early life started out well but took a turn for the worse. From then on there was a constant struggle to make ends meet in all areas of the Melville's lives. He found success, but it didn’t last long. Despite every mountain He faced,…