He surprised many of the critics when the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published.. ... Two years later he received the Nobel Prize for his "powerful, style-making mastery of the art or modern narration- (Griffin 1) for The Old Man and the Sea. ... Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea- is a hero because he was courageous and was not afraid of death. ... Most of the source material for The Old Man and the Sea comes from Hemingway's own experiences fishing off the coast of Cuba. ... Hemingway witnessed a man and a boy in a small boat being dragged by a fish that the man had hooked. ...

• Word Count: 3440
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School