This Old Man

Part II: The Old Man and the Sea Summary “Part II” of The Old Man and the Sea begins with the author, Earnest Hemingway, placing the elderly fisherman in deep thought. Thinking of his main purpose in life, Santiago believes that his main purpose is to be a lifelong fisherman. Seeing that he was in the subaqueous part of the sea, he no longer had a view of the myriad flecks of the plankton. Furthermore, since he was deep into the sea, consequently, he decided to slumber for a while. However…

Ernest Hemingway is how the old man loves to fish. He does not want to think of baseball, but he wants to fish. However, he goes out to fish another day. His line went into to the water a mile deep. The sun is very hot, and the old man feels the sun on its neck and feels sweat trickling down his back. He drifts off to sleep after a while, and he is suddenly awoken. He feels a fish on his line which makes him happy. The marlin that he caught is gently pulling the boat. The old man and the fish…

Lost the Battle, Won the War In Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, the main character, Santiago, said that “a man can be destroyed but not defeated” (103) after a marlin, which he had been with for three days, was attacked by a mako shark. Being destroyed means only losing something small, such as losing a battle. Being defeated, however, means losing something large, such as losing a war. In the context of the novel, Santiago is destroyed because he loses the first fish that he caught…

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” - Ernest Hemingway. This quote is a very powerful quote, and it’s from the book “ The old man at the sea” which was published in 1952 . Ernest Hemingway who Is the author of this book has a very unique style of writing , for example this quote is quite short but still has such great powerful meaning. That’ was Hemingway whole idea when he was writing a book. How he could…

and novels. However, Hemingway was a deeply troubled man, and many of his works are monuments to his struggles with depression. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is an ideal example of Hemingway’s nihilistic view of the world: it appears to be a mirror into his very soul. The theme of “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” is decidedly nihilistic: life, human ideas of God and faith, and earthly possession are all ultimately of equally nonexistent value. This rather dark theme permeates the entire story, and…

"Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and they were cheerful and undefeated." Santiago, the man described in the quotations prior, is a decrepit man abiding off the coast of Cuba, a bewitching island with a variety of animal life. One can say he was born into the life of a fisherman. Since he was young, he admired the ocean and the life it holds within. Throughout his numerous years living as a fisherman, he developed an extraordinary relationship…

Finally, the third component that proves the essential meaning of the novel, is the dreaded shark attacks that Santiago endures. One could argue that if the old man would have taken different precautions he would have had a better outcome catching or preserving the fish. However, Santiago understands why the event of the shark attacks happened, which makes it clear that he was not defeated although the marlin was mutilated by the sharks. He did, however have an opposite type of relationship with…

Santiago: a Hemingway Code Hero The Old Man and The Sea is a book about an introspective fisherman who has a sense of adventure. Santiago, the main character, goes out fishing and endures one of the greatest battles of his life. As most code heroes do, he perseveres and lives to see another day. He believes “a man can be destroyed but not defeated” (Hemingway 103). This mindset of his allows him to get through life each day. The old man never backed down even in the darkest of times. Above all…

It has been four days since anyone has seen or heard from Santiago. I’m worried something bad might have happened to the old man. I try to calm myself and remember Santiago can handle himself, but I can’t help thinking he may be in trouble. Search and rescue boats, planes, and helicopters looking for Santiago, but each time they return back empty handed. Everyone in town has been anxious for Santiago to return. Trying to continue each day normally, I fish just as I would any other day. Yet…

“There are three things that are brothers: my two hands and the fish.” Santiago, or the old man, states this in the beginning of his voyage with the mighty marlin. This begins to develop the theme of Santiago’s relationship with nature. In my opinion, the best theme in the story. In the beginning, it is briefly mentioned that some of Santiago’s, or the old man’s, fellow fisherman disrespected nature. Santiago had a positive relationship with nature. He had no trouble sleeping outside because he…