Ernest Hemingway 's The Old Man And The Sea

In the book The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway uses the flashback technique in order to characterize Santiago and develop key themes of the novel, such as Santiago’s connection with nature and what it means to be a hero. Hemingway employs several flashbacks as an effective technique that develops Santiago’s character as he recalls past occurrences in order to renew his strength of will. There are three flashbacks in particular that are critical to the development of this story. The first flashback describes a time when Santiago associated himself with the marlins. The second flashback occurs when Santiago arm-wrestled the town’s strongest

Ernest Hemingway once said, “The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.” This quote is a fine demonstration of Hemingway’s respect for nature and the environment, which perfectly links to a lasting theme in his book, The Old Man and the Sea. Santiago’s journey on the sea is one of misfortune and survival, but in the end it’s the environment around him that helps him reach his home once again. While some may say that The Old Man and the Sea is more of a cautionary tale of how nature can have negative impacts on a person’s life, it is imperative to recognize that the story is more about residing within and accepting the changes in the environment rather than being punished by it. The theme of understanding and respecting the environment in The Old Man and The Sea is supported by factors such as Santiago’s interactions with the marlin, his respect for the sea, and his survival throughout the book.

In the novel The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway uses the literary device of metaphors. Hemingway uses the metaphor of the ocean to symbolize life, and to depict the role that individuals play in life. Hemingway uses the metaphor of the lions to signify people who live their lives as active participants. The tourists in the novel represent the individuals, who in observe their lives and are not active participants. In the novels that Ernest Hemingway writes, he uses metaphors to reflect his life experiences and opinions. The ocean in The Old Man and the Sea is a metaphor, which represents Hemingway 's personal view of life. Hemingway believes that in life everyone must find their own niche and uses the metaphor of the ocean and the

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There are many occasions in life in which a person faces an arduous task and falls short of their goal, and in many cases they ultimately lose sight of what is important in life. Through trials and triumphs, it is a person's character that truly defines their successfulness in life. Ernest Hemingway, author of Old Man and the Sea, skillfully uses Santiago’s words, “A man can be defeated but not destroyed,” to echo the resiliency of not only an old man, but of the nature of the entire human race, throughout his novel.

In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway created a theme and character that embodied determination and endurance. Throughout the novel, he used many quotes that helped prove the persistence of his character. By using the quote “a man can be destroyed but not defeated,” Ernest Hemingway provided a strong passion for endurance of even the toughest

Santiago of The Old Man and the Sea is the quintessential “Hemingway Hero”-a type of fictional character created by Hemingway in all of his books whose basic response to life appealed very strongly to the readers. The Old Man begins the narrative with all the elements of such a hero despite his senescence and poverty. He shows strength, determination, and dedication to himself despite his struggles. Santiago relates back to readers as a strong failure who picks himself up repeatedly.

The Old Man and The Sea is a riveting novel written by Ernest Hemingway about man and the struggle with mortality. In the beginning, the author introduces Santiago, a humble fisherman who, after eighty-four days with no catch, returns to the sea and encounters the largest fish he has experienced yet. Hemingway’s story tells of his tribulations as he reels the marlin in over the course of three days. Tragically, the Old Man loses his fish to sharks before reaching shore. However, through all his grapples Santiago remains strong and never gives in. In Santiago, the central character of The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway has created a hero who personifies honor, courage, endurance, and faith.

In his achievement of the Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway created a “Code Hero” character named Santiago. As Santiago the main character, Hemingway gave him the traits of courage, endurance, and friendship. Santiago was a unique character who demonstrated the different aspect of courage when he said “Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great Joe DiMaggio.” Santiago was a different character who showed throughout his situation endurance when he said “Fish… I’ll stay with you until I am dead.” Santiago showed his great loyalty out in sea with creatures of the sea. Santiago said “They are good… They play and make jokes and love one another. They are our brothers like the flying fish”. Santiago was great character who accomplish

“But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated. (Hemingway 103).” This quote, written by Ernest Hemingway in the short story The Old Man and the Sea, captures the theme perseverance in numerous ways. This quote describes when the old man Santiago was struck down physically, with the injuries of his hands and the pain of staying awake for a number of days. However, he mentally kept pushing forward, leading to his ultimate survival and his arrival home. Ernest Hemingway wanted the readers of this story to learn about the rewards of perseverance because of the hardship Santiago and the marlin had to endure, rather than themes such as luck, pride, and suffering.

The Old Man and the Sea was written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1952. This is a captivating fiction story about a man named Santiago and his adventure when one day, he goes on a fishing journey to catch the big one. However, this adventure quickly becomes one of pain and suffering when things take a turn for the worse.

Over and over again he is remarked to be a strange old man, and he himself is the one to glorify that. He seems to struggle with the fact that he must prove himself to the other fisherman who mock him and believe him to be a fallen hero. He sets off to sea in his boat one day, but what he does not know that it will be the three most tiring days of his life. He first catches a smaller fish and instead of turning back, he decides to go farther out into the ocean to see what he can catch with that fish. He soon is dragged all over and back by a shiny purple marlin, that is two feet longer than his skiff. The response to Santiago’s poor decision or lack of creativity to harpoon the marlin instead of try to kill it another was as to not attract mako sharks was confusing. He is shown to be a man of intelligence and greatness, yet his decision to kill the marlin in this manner knowing what could happen proves that he had a distinct motive for harpooning the fish. By the words of Gery Brenner, “that motive is self validation-the need to prove himself”(Brenner 55). In the end, after the three day struggle, when Santiago returns to the dock, he is told by Manolin later that he was said to be lost at sea, and everyone was completely taken away by the length of the mangled carcass that he brought in. The take many get from Hemingway’s novel is

Many of Ernest Hemingway’s stories are either literally or figuratively based on his life experiences. The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. Its writing was influenced by his life around him. This is shown through the way the novella is written and key events and parts within it. The Old Man and the Sea can be interpreted as an allegory of Hemingway’s life and career at the time he wrote it.

“The Old Man and the Sea” is a striking yet frustrating novel about an elderly Cuban fisherman and his struggles with unluckiness. His supposed misfortune is depicted through the loss of a relationship, the loss of his sanity, and the loss of the largest fish he had ever caught. Written by Ernest Hemingway in 1952 then awarded the Pulitzer prize in 1953, “The Old Man and the Sea” became a fascinating work of literary art that portrays a pessimistic story of defeat.

Throughout the book, The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway uses a writing style known as stream of consciousness which entails using uninterrupted thoughts and feelings of the main character. This writing style shows through the character Santiago while he is at sea. Santiago talks to himself which essentially correlates to how he feels at that moment. The usage of the technique stream of consciousness engages the reader into how the character feels during that moment making the reader connected to the character. Hemingway uses this technique to its fullest in the novel when the author shows Santiago talking to himself about DiMaggio and to then eventually thinking that he wanted to be the marlin.