Santiago felt that after eighty-four day's without catching a fish his luck was overdue. ... Santiago also found courage in seeing apparent acts of his luck unfold right in front of him. "There will be bad weather for three or four days"(Hemingway 80), "But not tonight and not tomorrow" (Hemingway 80). Santiago missed the bad weather by only a few hours, which gave him time to hook the marlin and sail back to the harbor without duress. Santiago's firm belief in luck sent him the will power and motivation to reach his potential. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Title- The Old Man and the Sea Author- Ernest Hemingway Point of View- third person Setting- A small village near Havana and water of the Gulf of Mexico in 1940s Characters- Santiago: An old Cuban fisherman who has been going through a lot of bad luck. ... Although he has gone through all that bad luck he never gives up. ... Since Santiago has been going through a lot of bad luck, Manolin's parents have forbade him to go on Santiago's fishing boat. ... The next day, the 85th day Santiago goes for farther than usual to try to change his luck. ...

• Word Count: 503
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• Grade Level: High School

Although the old man suffered much loss and bad luck, his eyes still shone bright with hope and determination. ... Then when luck comes you are ready." ... The marlin is the man's luck. ... In doing so, Santiago was able to profit from his good luck. ... Here, the luck fades slowly away from Santiago, as he is not ready to defend his catch against sharks. ...

• Word Count: 567
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

He had been hailed as the best fisherman in his youth but his bad luck had plagued him for the past eighty-four days. The younger and luckier fisherman of his village ridiculed him and did not help him in fear that the bad luck may spread to them. ...

• Word Count: 655
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

With the narrator describing Santiago's situation as "salao... the worst form of unlucky" (9), he shows that the man lives with a huge burden of carrying this type of luck and that he still goes out determined to change it. ... This theme is repeated with the image of the rocking chair whose owners have died the same way; the townspeople threw it into the ocean to get rid of the bad luck and prevent anything bigger from it. ... This causes momentary doubt in Santiago but is then taken over by his drive to catch the fish and bring it in to change his luck around. ...

• Word Count: 1334
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Do to the bad luck that Santiago had been experiencing with his fishing Manolin's parents, or as Santiago calls them salao "the worst form of unlucky", Manolin was forced to find work on a more successful fishing boat. ...

• Word Count: 1078
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School