Summary Of The Old Man And The Sea

The epic journey of “The Old Man and the Sea” describes struggle, discipline and manhood. The main characters relationships exemplify how faith and skill overcome man’s adversity during life on the sea. Santiago’s growing relationship with the boy idealizes his statute as a father figure and develops his integrity and values towards the boy. Hemmingway shows us how an old fisherman’s will to overcome the sea’s obstacles proves his manhood to himself and the young boy. His skills and knowledge of the sea provide a positive influence for the young boy to become a great fisherman someday.

Even though he is an adolescent boy, Manolin loves spending time with Santiago. He loves to go out fishing with him but, his parents no longer will let him. The reason for this is because Santiago has not caught a fish for eighty-four days. As a result of this unfortunate occurrence, others deem Santiago the term salao, or the worst kind of unlucky. Knowing the struggle Santiago is facing, Manolin tries to help him in as many ways as possible. Manolin brings Santiago drinks, food and the newspaper so they can talk about baseball and the great Joe DiMaggio. In spending all this time with the old man, Manolin develops a form of respect for him. He comes to understand that despite the recent unlucky situations, Santiago remains hopeful as well as prideful. This is why Manolin looks up to the old man so much. “Santiago… I could go with you again. We have made some money. The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him” (Hemingway 10). Along with just loving Santiago for himself, Manolin also looks up to him because Santiago taught him how to fish. Manolin understands that he is a large part of Santiago’s life and feels honored and

The sea is breaking the men down to little or nothing and showing their true flaws. In the story

In Peter Benchley’s “Jaws,” not only is the man-eating shark and suspenseful plot important, but so are the characters whose relationships build the text. The characteristics of the main characters contribute to the message that Benchley tries to instill into his audience, avenging the truth. However, the shark may be the largest contribution to the success of Benchley’s novel, characters, such as Martin Brody, the chief of police, is a vital character with his hard-working traits, and willingness to do anything to defeat the menacing shark.

The setting mostly takes place in a sea off of Cuba. The story is set during the 1940s. The old man has to fight against the environment and also the fish.

plays in the story. The book's two principal characters, Santiago and Manolin, represent the old

The book I am reporting on is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The setting of the story is in Salinas Valley in Soledad California. The book was set around the 1930’s during The Great Depression.

Among all the novels and essays he has published, he is best known for his classic novella The Old Man and the Sea (1952). Since its publication, the novella has earned worldwide recognition and has been translated into numerous languages considering it is known as a tale with a much deeper message that transcends place and time. In the novella, the protagonist Santiago’s qualities of bravery, honor and endurance not only enable him to thrive in the face of adversity, but also influence those around him. For instance, a young boy, Manolin has a special relationship with Santiago, who has taken the boy out to fish since he was five. Manolin has a certain degree of devotion and loyalty to Santiago, for he thinks of Santiago as both a fatherly figure and a mentor.

In the novella, The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago is an unlucky fisherman who has not caught anything in 84 days.  Yet he sets out alone on the 85th day to try again.  For three days he struggles with a large marlin which he finally kills; but, despite his best efforts, he loses the fish to repeated shark attacks.

The Old Man and the Sea is a fictional story written by Ernest Hemingway about an elderly Cuban fisherman named Santiago, who ventures out to sea to catch fish to sell in the city of Havana. The story takes place after the eighty four day unlucky streak that the old man had not catching fish and being looked down upon by many of the younger fishermen in his village, referring to him as salao, which was the worst form of unlucky. Despite this quickly gained reputation by the younger fishermen in the village, a young boy from the village named Manolin, who Santiago had taught to fish when he was very young, remained loyal to him and continued to greet Santiago each day after returning from fishing, and also helped him carry his gear and sail back to his hut each night. Manolin used to fish with Santiago, but after forty days of not catching fish, Manolin was ordered by his parents to fish on another boat in the village, which was regarded as a “lucky boat.” However, Manolin continued to help Santiago with various duties, such as catching bait, bringing him food, and looking over him each night. In fact, Manolin was so loyal to Santiago that he offered to defy his parent’s orders and fish with Santiago again, in order to help him end his unlucky streak. But Santiago refused his help and told him to remain on the current boat

The old man’s eighty-four day streak, that’s twelve weeks, almost three months without a fish is a big point of failure in this book. During these eighty-four days the boy’s father made him leave the boat. The father claimed he was an unlucky man. The old man fished alone after that. The old man is definitely an unlucky man.

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.

     In conclusion, the hero figure of the novel is indeed the old man, Santiago. He is true, honorable and hard working. He takes nothing for granted and he takes a

The Old Man and the Sea takes in place in Havana, Cuba and the fishing waters off the coast of Havana. The Spanish names, Santiago and Manolin, are typical in Cuba. Cuba is mostly Catholic so this accounted for Santiago's devotion to Jesus Christ. The year seems to be around the 1930's and 1940's because Santiago is a big fan of Joe DiMaggio who played during these

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.