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…'. This part of the novel has to do with relationships between two characters. The first to discuss are Santiago and Manolin, Manolin being the small follower of the old man named Santiago. Manolin is a small person that follows Santiago and listens to his wisdom…

…Optimism is a truly positive characteristic that is attractive to many people. Often in old age people often become less optimistic and more pessimistic. In the novel “The Old Man in the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago can be seen as wise optimistic…

…The Victory of Defeat Ernest Hemingway uses religious symbolism throughout the novella, The Old Man and the Sea to depict the life of Jesus. The use of Hemingway’s symbolism is very obvious in the certain periods of time chosen, as well as through…

…In Ernest Hemingway’s Old man and the sea, Santiago, the book’s main character, is an old fisherman who is unlucky in the past 84 days. Manolin, his young devoted apprentice and friend, was forced to leave the boat by his parents because Santiago hadn…

…The Old Man And The Sea: Man Defeated Reading through the novel The Old Man and the Sea one, as a reader, can perceive several themes in the book. Hemingway suggests certain subjects for discussion which built up the whole plot, therefore giving us…

…In Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea" there is a common relationship between Santiago and the fish that dealt with respect but the desire to conquer. Within this relationship Hemingway describes Santiago's feelings and attitudes toward…

…I read this book for the first time in high school and I remembered it just as well as if I had read it yesterday. As I read it again I remembered some of the same language, especially the old man talking to his hands. Cursing his left hand when…

…This book takes place in the past and is about an old man that loves fishing in the Gulf Stream. The old man was a thin with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck and had scars on his hands from handling the fishing rope. He taught this young boy how…

…galanos (sharks) with great sharp teeth chop me up into bits. He did not once think of anyone else—me the marlin—and egotistically went about his self-seeking way. How can I be expected to forgive this ‘sinful’ man?” The almighty God of Marlins angrily…

…A hunt for a huge fish is very tempting especially to a fisherman like the old man of this book, The Old Man and the Sea. This old man named Santagio experiences a hunt of fish like no other when he encounters an extremely large fish and it takes him far…