Santiago Quotes About Pride

Throughout the whole book Santiago shows many signs of courage. In the beginning, Santiago gets in his boat and sails out into the sea. He usually stays near shore, like all the other boats. However, today “He elects to risk all by reaching beyond man’s reach by going ‘too far out”’ (a readers guide 192).   He is not a man with a lot of strength. He is very old and has to have someone help him do certain tasks. His hands are very brittle and there is times where he can not rely on them. They bleed and get stuck in the fist position when he does too much manual labor. Often times his left hand is what gives him the most trouble.  However, none of this ever stops him from doing what he believes in. Hemingway uses this quote to show readers that Santiago can still do anything he wants, “I will handle him with the right arm alone” (16). While his left hand is not much use, Santiago does not let that stop him from holding onto the line with only his right hand. In the end, after the fish dies he is finally on his way back home. With him being such full of courage “he did not need a compass to tell him where Southeast was. He only needed the feel of the trade winds” (Hemingway 27). He is not scared at all about getting lost. He knows exactly how to get himself home. He does not need anyone or anything telling him which direction he needs to travel. As he was relying on the trade winds he finally makes it back

Thus, Manolin leans a lot from Santiago. He learns endurance, courage, how to fish and on the way, he learns to become a strong and independent man.     One of the many things Manolin learns is endurance. Santiago goes days with no fish or bait but he didn’t simply give up. “But remember how you went eighty seven days without fish and then caught big ones everyday for three weeks” (Hemingway 10).

Throughout the constant struggle between Santiago and the fish, he is forced to prove his skills as a fisherman and conduct his discipline to retain his

Santiago is an old fisherman who has the worst of luck. He goes out fishing every day but comes home to his shack empty handed. “I could just drift, he thought, and sleep and put a bight of line around my toe to wake me. But today is eighty-five days and I should fish the day well. Just then, watching his lines, he saw one of the projecting green sticks dip sharply," (Hemingway 13). This quote reveals much about Santiago and the theme of the book. It has been eighty-five days since

The quote “A man can be destroyed but not defeated” means that Santiago can be killed, but since he put up a fight without giving up he cannot be beaten. Santiago does not mind dying while fighting the shark, because fishing is something he is passionate about and he would rather die while fishing than die while laying in bed alone back home. Overall, Santiago can be physically killed, but his actions would be remembered by the boy and the others living in the harbour. This quote also means that no matter how many struggles Santiago goes through, he remains hopeful and doesn’t let them bring him down. When Santiago tells himself that “‘every minute now you are closer to home.

Although he used to fish with Manolin, one day he sets out alone on the sea where he catches a gigantic marlin (Hemingway 1-41). Hemingway uses the outcast status of Santiago to express his human qualities, which will later become significant. B. After Santiago, Battles the fish mentally and physically for three days, he harpoons it, killing it.

Santiago is a great fisherman even without being younger and stronger like many great fishermen are. “There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you” (Pg.23). This shows that even as an old man santiago is a great fisherman not just in the way of his skills but to others like Manolin. He is able to catch the

Ernest Hemingway’s last piece of literature, “The Old and the Sea” includes many life lessons. These life experiences are known as parables. Technically, Parables are short stories with an underlying message. The main message of the story includes the theme of courage. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines courage as, “the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous.” Hemingway states that “courage is grace under pressure.” Santiago exemplifies this sense of courage all throughout the story.

”In the book, Hemingway states on page 10, “Santiago has even caught big fish for 3 weeks.” After he waited 87 days though. In the book, Hemingway states on page 10, “Even though he may not catch a fish for 84 days he looks and feels undefeated”. In the book, Hemingway states on page 125, “after Santiago comes back with his half eaten Marin the boy gets to fish with the old man and they get reunited”. The old man's dreams were even a success.

Hemingway has a way of making his readers believe that the feats and strengths that his characters obtain in his novels are actually possible. Although this statement may be too critical, and maybe there is a man out there, somewhere on the coast of Cuba who at this very moment is setting out to the open sea to catch a marlin of his own. The struggle many readers have is believing the story of Santiago’s physical powers and his strength against temptation bring forward the question of whether or not The Old Man and the Sea is worthy to be called a classic. Hemingway’s Santiago brought Faulkner and millions of other readers on their knees, while to some, believed Hemingway

Santiago is doing anything to distract himself from the pain and keep his mind clear and prepared to react to the fish. Santiago’s back pains are only a small amount of the pain Santiago would experience near the end of his journey. Santiago is pushed to the brink of death when he reels in the great fish. The old man has been in a constant battle with the fish for three straight days before the fish finally decides to give in. Santiago then proceeds to start the physically exhausting task of pulling in the fish as it circles his skiff. He feels faint the first pull on the fish’s line. The second time, Santiago is concerned for his health, but pushes through and reels the fish in closer. The old man knows he can not last much longer and thinks, “I’ll try it again, the old man promised, although his hands were mushy now and he could only see well in flashes. He tried it again and it was the same. So he felt himself going before he even started; I will try it once again”(93).The third try pushes Santiago to the brink of death. Santiago does not care who kills whom at this point in his journey, he just wishes the battle will end. When Santiago tries the next pull, he is successful; pulling the fish on its side. The old man then spears the fish through the heart and kills it. Santiago sustains numerous injuries while trying to capture the fish. Along with the cramp, he has numerous gouges on his hands from the line slipping through them. The old man is almost killed in his battle with the fish. The fight with the fish leaves Santiago exhausted and in pain. With many injuries and a near death experience, Santiago suffers greatly on his journey out to sea with the great marlin. These effects could have been avoided or lessened if Manolin had been there to lend his assistance and company. The boy would have been able to take the strain off of the old man by switching roles, controlling the fish

He treats the fish as his brother and he regrets killing them. “But, thank God, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them; although they are more noble and more able.”(62) Santiago’s experience and knowledge about the sea are immense, giving us a sense of how he views the animals. He saw the dark terns as a weak bird that never catches, he felt sorry for the turtles that stay alive after being butchered and he is disgusted by the Shovel-nosed sharks. Hemingway also admires the wildlife as much as Santiago.

The nobility of character of the old man prevents him from feel hate and rancor toward the other fishermen. Despite the taunts of the other fishermen, Santiago is quiet and admits having a bad streak of luck. This makes him an honorable man, which avoids any conflict and is able to recognize his flaws as a fisherman. Although the sea has given him several bitter drinks, he is able to keeping on loving it. “A man is honest when he acts honestly, he is humble when he acts humbly, he loves when he is loving or being loved.” (Waldmeir 165). Perhaps, the crowning act of humility in Santiago is when he is forced to recognize that by his own forces he will not be enough to grab the fish, and decides to carry out prayers to the Almighty. At the end of the hunting of the big animal, Santiago does not become conceited. His simple and humble soul thanks with a prayer for the outcome of his effort. Although the fighting has been severe and bloody, the old man was not self-styled "hero”. Santiago humbly considers himself as one fisherman more, and the categorization as a hero depends on the readers. “It is the knowledge that a simple man is capable of such decency, dignity, and even heroism, and that his struggle can be seen in heroic terms, that largely distinguishes this book.” (Young 131). The evident relation between his humility and dignity helps to place Santiago as a perfect

Hemingway portrays the character, Santiago (the old man), to be an independent fisherman who is willing to take risks in life to fulfill his pride. The old man was able to prevail among the deep sea for four days under harsh conditions. But, his most prominent attribute

Despite his failures, he sets out in his boat after having caught no fish for eighty-four days. Nevertheless, Santiago never loses his confidence in his fishing abilities. Hemingway describes the humble Old Man with, “His hope and confidence had never gone.”(pg 13) Ernest Hemingway goes on to say, “He was too simple to wonder when he had attained humility. But he knew he had attained it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride.” (pg 13)