Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea is the classic tale of an epic struggle between an aged, down-on-his-luck fisherman and a huge marlin. The old man, Santiago, has suffered through eighty-four long days without a catch. ... Instead, Santiago is highlighted as a determined and heroic man. The old man sets out to kill the marlin for practical reasons, but the struggle turns into a battle of pride. ... Hemingway treats the concept of pride ambivalently in The Old Man and the Sea. ...

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Essay: The Old Man And The Sea Throughout history there have been many examples of people who have defied all odds to achieve their goals. ... These traits can be seen in the character Santiago in Ernest Hemingways novel The Old Man And The Sea. ... For example, "to give himself confidences" (Hemingway 68) Santiago would remember "the time in the tavern at Casablanca when he had played the hand game with the great Negro"(Hemingway 69). ... So when Santiago started "seeing black spots before his eye's"(Hemingway 87) he knew that "They were normal" (Hemingway 87) and wou...

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Through Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and The Sea, Santiago, the old- beaten down fisherman, earns the status of a hero for living a life in which there is much chaos, and uses his advantages to overcome them. ... "The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars but these scars were not fresh, they were as old as erosions in a fishless desert" (Hemingway 10). ... Santiago as well uses a mental approach to endure, in which he makes man feel invincible. " And pain does not matter to a man" (Hemingway 84). ... "The bird is a great help" (Hem...

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"I tried to make a real old man, a real boy, a real sea and a real fish and real sharks. ... A very strong and far from stereotypical friendship is seen in the novella The Old Man and the Sea. ... Hemingway is able to convey both the positive and negative aspects of the character Manolin in The Old Man and the Sea. ... Even though Manolin is only present in the beginning and very end of The Old Man and the Sea, he does play a very imperative role in the book since he is such an important part of Santiago's life. ... The Old Man and the Sea is a historical fiction piece about a good f...

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Many themes are present in Hemmingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway uses wonderful imagery and symbolism to illustrate the struggles of the old man and the fish throughout the story. ... In each of these quotes Hemingway is saying that man can be beaten but not overpowered. The old man is a representation of a human. ... 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. ...

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Santiago's ability to stretch his abilities to great lengths allow him to be a Hemingway hero. The novel frequently mentions the physical pain Santiago suffers due to his old age. ... Although Santiago remarks that he is not religious, his character in Old Man and the Sea bears several distinct allusions to Christ. ... He exclaims "Ay" and the words is described as having "no translation" (Hemingway 107) and "perhaps [being] just a noise such as a man might make, involuntarily, feeling the nail go through his hands and into the wood" (Hemingway 107). ... When...

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The Old Man and the Sea In the novel The Old Man and the Sea, existentialism is shown throughout the Novel, written by, Ernest Hemingway. ... He suffers with his head still standing tall, and he states, " I do not know the old man thought. ... He states, "I"ll try it again, the old man promised, although his hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashes," (93). ... Keep your head clear and know how to suffer like a man. ... This great book written by Ernest Hemingway portrays everything a person should strive to be. ...

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In Ernest Hemingway's classic novel The Old Man and the Sea, the main character, Santiago, represents a code hero. ... Hemingway explains, though "the back and the hands hurt truly" (97), he fought the long battle on the sea without cease. ... For example, Hemingway says, "He took all his pain and what was left of his long gone pride and he put it against the fish's agony..." (93). ...

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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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Hemingway, in The Old Man and the Sea , examines the struggles of man and nature through the eyes of the protagonist, Santiago. ... The old man and the boy, who parallels the old man in the conflict, felt bad. ... After a long struggle (close to 6 hours), the old man finally had the Marlin. ... It is apparent the old man has gained much wisdom through past experiences. ... The old man also shows endurance by staying with the Marlin for two and a half days. ...

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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. ... 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. ... Hemingway must have wanted to link the poor fisher man to Christ. ...

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In the novel The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, the main character Santiago goes through many hardships while trying to catch a great fish, and then while the sharks are trying to devour his precious fish, but in the end he is victorious, as all man is, for he never gave up. ... The old man makes an improvised harpoon from his oar and fights all night to defend the giant fish he has caught. ... Despite all the difficulties, the old man never gave up. ... When Santiago finally does make it ashore, the fishermen see the huge skeleton of the fish, admire its gigantic size, and feel pi...

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In Hemingway's novella, The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago, the old man, attained characteristics that could depict him as an ideal "Hemingway Hero."" Through the old man's adventurous spirit, his fearlessness of death, determination, and his independence, Santiago fits Hemingway's hero description. ... Seeing as how "He [Santiago] was an old man who fished alone in the Gulf Stream- (9), Santiago could be described, in this aspect, as a Hemingway Hero. ... The old man had a great sense of this... Through all these attributes, it remains safe to say that the old man, Santiago,...

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Both Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea and Singh from The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship overcome life challenges with passion and drive. ... His experiences described in The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway show his passion towards his lifestyle as a fisherman and his motivation to bring in a catch, no matter the size. ... By the third day of this strenuous trek across the water, the old man is getting extremely tired of fighting the strong marlin. ... In both The Old Man and the Sea and The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship, passion and determination bring the main characters to overco...

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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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