Many themes are present in Hemmingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea. ... The old man is a representation of a human. ... The sea is a vast playing field on which the struggle takes place, but is also the get away or safe haven for the old man to which he looks towards as a good place. The reference to the bright "cheerful" sea-colored eyes leads the reader to believe that the sea is a place that makes the old man happy. ... Manolin, the boy, is the old man's outside support, his purpose. ...

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The old man Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea is a character seen in many perspectives, as a hero, an ordinary fisherman, an unlucky old man, and a wise man. ... Certainly Santiago is a man of many themes and personality traits. The Old Man and the Sea" is a heroic tale of mans strength pitted against forces he cannot control. ... Through the use of three prominent themes; friendship, bravery, and Christianity; the "Old Man and the Sea" strives to teach important life lessons to the reader. ... In the end the old mans perseverance and faith pay off. ...

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"The Old Man and the Sea" was a novel that shook the literary world in the 20th Century. ... The old man, Santiago, who is considered unlucky, faces his greatest opponent he could ever wish for. ... Neither the old man nor the fish will back down. ... Santiago is a wise man who finally understands his relationship with the inhabitants under the sea and how everything is interrelated. ... The old man's choices and his responsibility for making those choices are tied in with what moral and spiritual lessons has he learned from the creatures of the sea that exist in a physical and natura...

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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. ... Summary- And old man named Santiago goes 84 days without catching anything at sea. ... Conflict- Santiago and the Marlin Theme- "A man can be destroyed but not defeated" (pg 103). ...

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Ernest Hemingway uses dialogue and thought to develop the theme of pride. Throughout Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway illustrates Santiago as a prideful man through his dialogues. ... The old man did not give up, since to him a man's body can be shattered but being defeated is more shameful. ... The old man risks going out farther than everybody to catch a big fish: "The old man knew he was going far out and he left the smell of the land behind and rowed out into the clean early morning smell of the ocean.... Santiago may be old, but he still live as a prideful man. ...

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Key words: Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, true winner Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) is regarded as a 20th century's important and outstanding writer in the world. ... The main hero in The Old Man and the Sea, which is a well-know book, shows fully Hemingway's psychological struggle in time of difficulty. ... The Old Man and the Sea was published in 1952. it is a short and fable story, about an old Cuban fisherman Santiago and his battle against a giant marlin. ... Hopefully, the old man sails silently on the black sea. ... And the more outstanding the theme of the novel is! ...

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He lived primarily in Cuba from 1940, the locale of his novella, The Old Man and the Sea 1952, which won him a Pulitzer Prize. ... The specific novel I read by him was The Old Man & The Sea it was a fascinating novel. Everything about The Old Man & The Sea is classically simple. ... After not catching fish for forty-four days, they have decided the old man is bad, and they do not want it to rub off on their son. ... Throughout the novel, Hemingway depicts the old man as a Christ figure. ...

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"Old Man And The Sea" "Old Man And The Sea" written by Ernest Hemingway is a book that makes you think. ... While reading this book it may not seem like there may be an actual meaning to the theme. ... The number forty for example is used in the book to tell how long the old man was at sea. ... The old man does not have dreams like these but dreams about lions. ... "In Old Man And The Sea" the animals, religious references, and the dream sequences all have one thing in common, the life of Jesus. ...

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"Plenty," replied the old man." (Ernest Hemingway, "Old Man and The Sea" 126.) ... Santiago, from "The Old Man and the Sea," has a striking similarity to each of the injured soldiers in "In Another Country." ... In "The Old Man and the Sea" some of the major symbols are; Santiago, the marlin, the sea, the "Great DiMaggio" and several others. ... While he has written many great stories, they lack originality in that they are merely embellished events of his life or events of his time, as is the case with "The Old Man and the Sea." ...

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Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" and Jack London's short story "To build a Fire" put both powers on display. Man tragically struggling against the elements is the key theme to both stories. ... London's character decides to ignore the advice of the old man. The old-timer had instructed the man not to hike alone in "those parts". ... Unique to the story of the Old Man and the Sea is the imagery of the crucifixion. ...

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Santiago as a Christ Figure On its surface, Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has been 84 days without a catch; Manolin, the young man who loves him; and Santiago's tremendous struggle with a gigantic marlin. ... Soon sharks appear, and the old man breaks his knife after he kills just a few. ... Teaching "The old man taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him," writes Hemingway (The Old Man and the Sea, page 10). ... Transformation is central theme in both Christ's and Santiago's teachings. ... Similarl...

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The Great DiMaggio is a recurring theme and symbol throughout "The Old Man and the Sea," by Ernest Hemingway. ... Santiago sees what DiMaggio has gone through and sees the ideal man, the man in which Santiago was to model. ... Any man could do it. ... His sword was as long as a baseball bat and tapered like a rapier and he rose his full length from the water and then re-entered it, smoothly, like a diver and the old man saw the great scythe-blade of his tail go under and the line commenced to race out" (63). ... Santiago is not a religious man, but it is hard not to see the blatant religi...

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