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. ... For example, the big fish that the old man spent eighty-seven days trying to catch represents beauty, strength, and the battle everyone eventually faces at some time in their life. ... "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 ...

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