"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. ... When you truly look at the character of Ernest Hemingway he was not quite as great a man as the world believes. ...

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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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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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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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"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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Ernest Hemingway uses dialogue and thought to develop the theme of pride. 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. ... 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 young generation. ...

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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. ... -Ernest Hemingway Friendships aren't unusual or rare occurrences. ... 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. ... The Old Man and the Sea is a historical fiction piece about a good friend of Hemingway's named Captain Gregorio Fuentes who lives in a small fishing village in Cuba and resides in a rickety ...

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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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Alike with all other persons, Ernest Hemingway had his own perceptions of what a hero truly is. 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. ... The old man had a great sense of this... Through all these attributes, it remains safe to say that the old man, Santiago, is a prime example of Hemingway's ideology of a true he...

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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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"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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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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