"Plenty," replied the old man." (Ernest Hemingway, "Old Man and The Sea" 126.) ... Santiago, from "The Old Man and the Sea," has a striking similarity to each of the injured soldiers in "In Another Country." ... In "The Old Man and the Sea" some of the major symbols are; Santiago, the marlin, the sea, the "Great DiMaggio" and several others. ... While he has written many great stories, they lack originality in that they are merely embellished events of his life or events of his time, as is the case with "The Old Man and the Sea." ...

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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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A True Winner On Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea Abstract: Ernest Hemingway, a famous American writer, is considered as one of the most important and outstanding writers of the 20th century in the world. ... Key words: Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, true winner Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) is regarded as a 20th century's important and outstanding writer in the world. ... The main hero in The Old Man and the Sea, which is a well-know book, shows fully Hemingway's psychological struggle in time of difficulty. ... Hopefully, the old man sails silently on the black se...

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"The Old Man and the Sea" was a novel that shook the literary world in the 20th Century. Ernest Hemingway's greatest masterpiece portrays an old, lonely Cuban fisherman who fishes on a skiff. ... Neither the old man nor the fish will back down. ... (Hemingway 59). ... (Hemingway 46). ...

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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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The old man Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea is a character seen in many perspectives, as a hero, an ordinary fisherman, an unlucky old man, and a wise man. ... The Old Man and the Sea" is a heroic tale of mans strength pitted against forces he cannot control. ... Through the use of three prominent themes; friendship, bravery, and Christianity; the "Old Man and the Sea" strives to teach important life lessons to the reader. The relationship between the old man and the boy is introduced early in the story. ... In the end the old mans perseverance and faith pay off. ...

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Throughout Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway illustrates Santiago as a prideful man through his dialogues. ... The old man did not give up, since to him a man's body can be shattered but being defeated is more shameful. ... The old man risks going out farther than everybody to catch a big fish: "The old man knew he was going far out and he left the smell of the land behind and rowed out into the clean early morning smell of the ocean.... Santiago may be old, but he still live as a prideful man. Through the novel Hemingway created Santiago, an old man full of pride who inspirited the yo...

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The characters Santiago and Thomas Hudson each had many similarities that represent Hemingway's definition of a hero. ... Santiago was an old man who had been a fisherman all of his life. ... Other fisherman thought of the sea as a man to be wrestled, but Santiago thought it should be coaxed to one side. ... Thomas Hudson liked to be on the sea just like Santiago. ... These characters were also under the same category as the "Hemingway Hero". ...

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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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The Victory of Defeat Ernest Hemingway uses religious symbolism throughout the novella, The Old Man and the Sea to depict the life of Jesus. ... Hemingway did not pick certain numbers because they sound good. ... There is no translation for this word and perhaps it is just a noise such as a man might make, involuntarily, feeling the nail go through his hands and into the wood" (Hemingway 107). ... Santiago "always thought of the sea as la mar which is what people call her in Spanish when they love her" (Hemingway 29) The organisms of the sea express all Santiago knows about life. ... ...

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In Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea," Hemingway tells the story of a Cuban fisherman named Santiago who personifies both courage and endurance. No matter how badly his old body aches, Santiago stands brave and displays great persistence when he goes out to sea in search of a big catch after having not caught any fish the previous eighty-four days. ... Santiago personifies endurance throughout "The Old man and the Sea." ... In the struggle, the old man loses the harpoon and some valuable rope, which leaves him vulnerable to other shark attacks. ... In the character of Santiago, ...

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In Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago initially undergoes traumatic pain. ... In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago's character transforms from a humble fisherman to a model of heroic manhood. ... In the old days, Santiago used to be one of the most respected people in his village. ... "Pain does not matter to a man" (84). ... Santiago captures the model of a heroic man....

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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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He lived primarily in Cuba from 1940, the locale of his novella, The Old Man and the Sea 1952, which won him a Pulitzer Prize. ... The specific novel I read by him was The Old Man & The Sea it was a fascinating novel. Everything about The Old Man & The Sea is classically simple. ... After not catching fish for forty-four days, they have decided the old man is bad, and they do not want it to rub off on their son. ... Throughout the novel, Hemingway depicts the old man as a Christ figure. ...

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The Old Man and the Sea is a novel that shows a great adventure between an old man and a great fish. The Old Man and the Sea focuses on the epic struggle between the main character, Santiago, and a marlin he hooks off the coast of his village. ... While there are many similarities between the old man, Santiago, and the marlin, the most noticeable similarity that is revisited again and again by Hemingway is the fact that both Santiago and the marlin are capable of fighting long and hard hours during being challenged. ... The great fish is facing death from the moment it takes the old man'...

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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 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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On the outside, "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway appears to be just another fish story. ... It is a story about an old man searching for purpose in the autumn of his life. ... Some readers would say the old man is defeated because he loses the marlin, his trophy. ... Manolin, the old man's young apprentice, deeply loves Santiago and learns from him. ... The old man compares his heart to that of the turtle. ...

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"Old Man And The Sea" "Old Man And The Sea" written by Ernest Hemingway is a book that makes you think. ... The Marlin represents the diciples that followed Jesus through his journey as they learned his ways and became willing to do any thing for him, much like the marlin depended on the old man to decide what was to become of their fate while they were at sea. ... The number forty for example is used in the book to tell how long the old man was at sea. ... The old man does not have dreams like these but dreams about lions. ... "In Old Man And The Sea" the animals, religious references,...

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Santiago as a Christ Figure On its surface, Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has been 84 days without a catch; Manolin, the young man who loves him; and Santiago's tremendous struggle with a gigantic marlin. ... Soon sharks appear, and the old man breaks his knife after he kills just a few. ... Although Hemingway himself said this Pulitzer-prize-winning novella is about a real man and a real fish, the book can also be read as a fable or allegory, a symbolic narrative with deeper, spiritual meanings. ... Teaching "...

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