break and courage. Man can be destroyed but not defeated‚ these words were fully influenced by two great novels‚ The old man and the sea by Ernest Heminguwy which was published in 1952 and Moby dick by Herman Melville in 1852. These two novels were based on same theme‚ which share motifs and teach lesson of life. Novella‚ The old man and the sea describes that‚ if man is spiritually hopeful he would never be defeated. If man trust on faith and recognizes his dignity he can hold on anything. Hameninguwy
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“A man can be destroyed but not defeated” In the Old man and the sea‚ Santiago says‚ “A man can be destroyed but not defeated. (Page 93)” The true statement can be referred to throughout the novel. Santiago is in the end physically destroyed‚ but mentally he is not defeated. Santiago’s courage and pride pushes him forward throughout the novel‚ even when it looks like hope is lost‚ but is never defeated. Destruction means to completely ruin or spoil. Santiago experienced this destruction. It started
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A Man Be Destroyed‚ But Not Defeated. Reading through the novel The Old Man and the Sea one‚ as a reader‚ can perceive several themes in the book. Various arguments can be established by the way Hemingway set up the story. Some may argue that the novel’s theme was Santiago’s struggle‚ the friendship with the fish and other characters‚ Santiago’s perseverance and that he really ended up as a triumphant man. But to argue that those were also the main themes of the book is also a difficult thing
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Reading through the novel The Old Man and the Sea one‚ as a reader‚ can perceive several themes in the book. Hemingway suggests certain subjects for discussion which built up the whole plot‚ therefore giving us options to choose the one we believe is the main one. In the past weeks we have been discussing‚ in a debate‚ which is that main theme. My group’s theme was "Man Defeated" and although it is hard to affirm that this theme was the prevailing one of the book‚ we firmly defend it. Various arguments
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means to be defeated. Bearing this in mind would I agree with Santiago’s evaluation of the outcome of his adventure at sea? The answer to that question would most definitely be no. Santiago states this on (Page 103) when he says‚ "But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated." After reading this outstanding novel written by Ernest Hemingway‚ I am strongly of the view that even though Santiago suffered an immense loss at the end of the novel‚ he is never defeated‚ instead
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THE DEFEATED By: Nadine Gordimer * First Published : 1952 * Type of Plot : Social realism * Time of Work : The 1920’s to 1940’s * Setting : Cape Town‚ South Africa * Characters : The narrator‚ Miriam Saiyetovitz‚ Mr. and Mrs. Saiyetovitz * Genres : Social realism‚ Short fiction * Locales : Africa‚ South Africa‚ Cape Town * Subjects : Suffering Friendship Jews or Jewish life Mines‚ miners‚ or mining South Africa or South Africans
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English 12 August 2013 Never Defeated In life‚ everyone faces hardships and challenges‚ but it’s how a person responds to these tough circumstances that shapes them into who they really are. In Ernest Hemingway’s‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ the main character Santiago states‚ “A man can be destroyed but not defeated” (Hemingway 103). The word “destroyed‚” means to have ruined completely or to have rendered something useless. On the other hand‚ the term “defeated‚” refers to failure to win or get
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Defeated Expectancy and Devices Based on It Defeated expectancy is a principle considered by some linguists (Jacobson‚ Riffaterre) as the basic principle of a stylistic function. Defeated expectancy (this term belongs to R. Jacobson) or deviation is one of the basic types of foregrounding; it undoubtedly violates definite‚ established order of semantic space of the literary text‚ so it violates the information that was laid in the text in advance by the author and it can be represented
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ASSIGNMENT NO 1 SUBJECT: ISLAMIC STUDIES SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: MUHMMAD AZHAR HAMEED (130150) WHY ARE WE DEFEATED UMMAH TODAY Hazrat Adam (A.S) was first man who came to earth. Later On generation continued‚ some people worshiped ALLAH so called Muslim while other called non-muslim. Non Muslim started to worship clouds‚ rocks‚ mountains‚ elephant‚ in short those things were worshiped which used to b strange. God has sent about 1 lac 24 thousand Prophets to take the people on a right
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. The invention of television is undoubtedly one of humankind’s greatest inventions. It is a way of communication among people of one country and different countries and nations. People watch TV to find out about the latest news‚ weather‚ sports‚ etc. It is a great way to learn new and extend one’s range of interests.
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