An example of great literature is, "The Old Man and the Sea," by Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway encompasses all of the qualities of great literature and uses them to tell a simple, yet very effective story of a man's fishing journey. ... Hemingway uses elements of symbolism throughout the novel. ... "The Old Man and the Sea," is a perfect example of this as Hemingway narrates events in short sentences while raising many uncertainties without providing enough evidence for any sort of definite answer. ... Santiago yells, "I wish I had the boy," while he was struggling with the marlin...

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