Old Man and the Sea Study Guide Answers
Old Man and the Sea Study Guide Answers
DAY ONE: PAGES 9-25
1. Who is Santiago? Describe his physical appearance and personality.
He is an old fisherman who has “gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.”(9) He has been deemed “unlucky” by others in the community. Santiago’s is described on pages 9-14: o “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck;” o “brown blotches of benevolent skin cancer;” o “his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish;” o “everything about him was old except for his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” o Santiago has “hope,” “faith,” “confidence,” “humility”, and “true pride”
2. Who is Manolin (the young boy)?
Manolin was taught how to fish by Santiago, and had been working alongside him until Santiago had gone forty days without catching a fish. His parents told him that he is to work with a luckier boat. Manolin considers Santiago to be the best fisherman, “There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you.”(23)
3. Describe Santiago’s relationship with the young boy.
Santiago cares deeply for the young boy, and vice versa, “It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty…the boy loved him.”(9-10) Manolin takes care of Santiago even after he is no longer able to fish with him.
4. Describe Santiago’s home. What does it say about him as a man?
Described on page 15: “one room…made of tough budshields of the royal palm…in it there was a bed, a table, one chair, and a place on the dirt floor to cook with charcoal.”
Much like his home, Santiago is simple and tough. Although he is old and lives on the good will of others, he manages to endure and survive.
5. Why do the other fishermen make fun of or pity Santiago?
Santiago is an outsider due to his age and his streak of bad luck. While some pity him for this, others mock his repeated and failed attempts to catch fish each day.
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DAY ONE: PAGES 9-25
1. Who is Santiago? Describe his physical appearance and personality.
He is an old fisherman who has “gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.”(9) He has been deemed “unlucky” by others in the community. Santiago’s is described on pages 9-14: o “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck;” o “brown blotches of benevolent skin cancer;” o “his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish;” o “everything about him was old except for his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” o Santiago has “hope,” “faith,” “confidence,” “humility”, and “true pride”
2. Who is Manolin (the young boy)?
Manolin was taught how to fish by Santiago, and had been working alongside him until Santiago had gone forty days without catching a fish. His parents told him that he is to work with a luckier boat. Manolin considers Santiago to be the best fisherman, “There are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you.”(23)
3. Describe Santiago’s relationship with the young boy.
Santiago cares deeply for the young boy, and vice versa, “It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty…the boy loved him.”(9-10) Manolin takes care of Santiago even after he is no longer able to fish with him.
4. Describe Santiago’s home. What does it say about him as a man?
Described on page 15: “one room…made of tough budshields of the royal palm…in it there was a bed, a table, one chair, and a place on the dirt floor to cook with charcoal.”
Much like his home, Santiago is simple and tough. Although he is old and lives on the good will of others, he manages to endure and survive.
5. Why do the other fishermen make fun of or pity Santiago?
Santiago is an outsider due to his age and his streak of bad luck. While some pity him for this, others mock his repeated and failed attempts to catch fish each day.
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