1. Old Man in the Sea Heroism
The Old Man and the Sea: Hero Qualities Santiago was a man who would not quit. When out fishing, the old man did not consider it work but more of a lifestyle. No mentally inept man could do the job; it took a man of good strength, courage and the ability to not go insane on the high seas; it took a hero. ... The old man set out to catch the biggest fish in the whole sea, and he was not coming back empty handed. ... The old man did not stop to worry about his hand when it was cut, and he just carried on. ...
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- Grade Level: High School