The animals, religious references, and the dream sequences found throughout the book all have one thing in common, the life of Jesus, and how the old man relates to him. ... In the bible it refers to Jesus being in the desert for forty days and nights. ... Many of us have dreams about what we want our life to be like, and our hopes and thoughts are for the future. 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. ...

• Word Count: 445
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

As Francis grew up he became the leader of a crowd of youngsters who spent nights at wild parties. ... Francis fulfilled his father's hopes which included falling in love with France, and despite his dreaming Francis was good a business. ... Francis had a dream that involved God, in which he tells him that he has done wrong and to return home. ...

• Word Count: 570
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

While in the war, he kept himself busy by reading the New Testament and states "Arabian Nights and the Bible were getting pretty close", referring to both magic and religion. ... Along with the idea of magic, Eisengrim's show Soiree of Illusions incorporated themes of myth including Dream of Midas, Vision of Dr. ...

• Word Count: 596
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

She was visited by an angel during a dream in Nazareth and received a message concerning the birth of a son. ... Like Mary, Mahamaya is visited in a dream by "a spiritual being in the form of a sacred white elephant" (Oxtoby 378). ... He then leaves to live in the wilderness and fasts for forty days and forty nights. ...

• Word Count: 1137
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The god Ea whispered to Utnapishtim in a dream and warned him to build a boat as to avoid being destroyed by flood with the rest of the world. ... After many days and nights of constant flooding, the rains subsided and everything calmed down. ... " When all animals were boarded in the ark with Noah and his family, the Lord opened the skies and the torrents rained upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. ...

• Word Count: 1856
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

Santiago knows how to keep alive in himself and others the hope, dreams, faith, absorption and resolution essential to withstand suffering, transcend it, and ultimately transform one's self. ... This recalls when Jesus went into the wilderness, where He fasted 40 days and 40 nights (Matthew 4:2) and endured the Devil's temptations. ... It's interesting to note that Santiago often dreams of young lions on the beach in Africa, where he sailed as a young man of about Manolin's age. ... Similarly, Hemingway's last sentence implies Santiago's redemption: "The old man ...

• Word Count: 1677
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School