The Marlin - This is the fish Santiago catches. He sees the fish as his brother, but says that “I will kill you before the day ends.” The fish ultimately ends up getting devoured by sharks, and Santiago feels as though a part of him is destroyed as well.…
Ernest Hermingway’s novella, The Old Man and The Sea characterizes Santiago as an old man who is going it alone from struggling against defeat. In the opening paragraph, Santiago has been without fish for 84 days, and will soon pass his own record of 87 days. Almost as a reminder of Santiago’s struggle, the sail of his skiff resembles “the flag of permanent defeat”.…
Santiago ponders about those who use buoys as floats and motorboats for vehicles. Therefore, they were more modern in their technology and spoke of the sea as their enemy. Hemingway states, “Some of the younger fishermen, those who used buoys as floats for their lines and had motorboats, bought when the shark livers had brought much money, spoke of her as el mar which is masculine” (30). Depicting of the sea as male, the younger fishermen believed contesting the sea is the way to reap rewards. Using less traditional equipment, they see the sea as a rugged competition and battle him for…
He fished for a living, to keep his wife happy, but he was never truly a fisherman. He did not enjoy fishing like the rest of his wife’s family did. His skin was not tough enough as “the salt water irritated his skin as it had for sixty years…and his arms, especially the left, broke out into the oozing saltwater boils”. (paragraph 60) The sun and wind took a toll on his body that the others did not experience. To him, the boat held emotions such as pain, despair and struggle. He would rather be inside, reading and learning, but was instead forced to…
Then he went to get coffee for when the old man wake up. The others fishermen recognized the merit of Santiago when they see the rest of the fish which was a…
When Santiago goes on his little adventure, he has to have perseverance to continue with his goal. During the day, the Old Man offered to himself that he “could 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’ (54). Even though Santiago knows that he could just relax for the day, he chooses to have a good day of fishing well. He would rather have a chance of catching a fish with hard work than to be at ease for the day. Santiago thinks to himself “What will I do if he decides to go down, I don’t know. What I’ll do if he sounds and dies I don’t know. But I’ll do something. There are plenty of things I can do” (78). Santiago is…
There is no amount of physical abuse or pain on Earth that can satisfy Santiago's pride and honor, that remain invincible. Even though the fisherman knows he's had bad luck catching fish for 87 days, he still states that he has plenty of fish to eat, because he would perfer hunger over shame any day. Satiago faces major risks by traveling to the deep seas alone. But during his adventure he catches the marlin that justifys his reliance and pride upon himself. Santiago's attitude towards his big catch shows his extent in his honor. He takes pride in the endurence and strength it took to defeat his opponent. Santiago loves fish even though he kills them on a…
52) This just flat out shows Santiago’s determination to catch the marlin because it could be all the luck in his life. “I’ll kill him though, in all his greatness and his glory. ”(Hemingway pg. 66) This is another quote that just shows that he is very determined to catch the fish.…
Even though Santiago didn’t end up catching a fish he still had confidence and hope of catching a fish. He went a very long time without catching one and when he finally did he lost it. Not every fisher is going to be lucky like others. The point is he never gave up, and that is all that matters. "But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated." (pg 103) You have to keep trying until you achieve your goal. You may fail but you must keep going. Confidence is the…
In “ Old Man and The Sea “ by Ernest Hemingway Santiago is a poor old man that survives in life by fishing. With his wife dead and him never having kids he is the only person left in his family. For 84 days in a row Santiago goes without catching a single fish. This is a man that works to feed himself and he is not catching anything. Santiago is a hero like character. With the extreme dedication to his craft and masterful patience the type of person that Santiago is, is who everyone else would like to model himself after. While most strive for money and material goods Santiago represents something more powerful and unique.…
Throughout the entire story, Santiago is facing all the elements within the ocean. These include the Marlin, sharks, finding food, and more. For the majority of the story the Marlin is the main struggle and obstacle the Old Man must overcome. Even though Santiago is very anxious to bring the Marlin home, he doesn't rush the hunt and remains patient. Catching this fish would mean he would break his bad luck streak that had been going on for over eighty days, and he would gain more respect as a fisherman, not only from other people, but himself.…
The hero and his sidekick travel in search of a valuable treasure overcoming all odds and great evils to finally achieve their goal. Santiago, the cuban fisherman, as the hero, has gone 84 days without a fish and the inhabitants of his village seem to have lost hope in his fishing abilities. Even the parents of Manolin (his apprentice) have…
Santiago is also very hard working, especially for his age. After finally catching the fish, Santiago is able to defend…
Destruction and Defeat Could you imagine catching an 18 foot long marlin? The marlin, eaten by a shark on the way home, could not defeat the fact that catching the great fish is a victory. Santiago did this in the book the Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemingway. He is victorious at the end of the story for multiple reasons-he has endurance, he is never defeated, and he does not lose faith throughout the entire story.…
"Santiago, throughout his hardships of his three-day fight with the marlin, displays courage by keeping at the task, no matter how tired he gets, and 'going the distance, ' (Dwiggins). This "going the distance" she speaks of is not only the fact that he went the distance by holding onto the marlin, and not letting it go, but also going out farther than the rest of the fisherman normally would. Not only did he go further than the fisherman in that factor, but also in the factor of vowing for a fight with the Marlin to the death. He was not going to let go, no matter the cost. "Just as Santiago goes 'far out ' beyond the lesser ambitions of the other fishermen, he finds the great fish not simply because he was the better fisherman, but because, in a symbolic sense, he deserves it," (Davis 6). Why does Santiago…