1. Santiago as a Christ Figure
While there are obvious differences between the two characters, there are also striking similarities. ... Faith Santiago's faith in his fishing skill sustains him and offers him hope so that he can endure and remain strong, even in the face of 84 days without a catch, old age, poverty, loneliness, social separateness, and mortality. ... After 40 days without a catch in Santiago's boat, Manolin's parents have lost faith; believing that Santiago is unlucky, they send their son out with another fisherman. ... In his allegorical series, The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion represent...
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