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    Psychology Through the Old Man and the Sea An old man dedicates his life to his passion‚ the sea. Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man in the Sea” portrays the psychological lens. This is developed through the old man’s relationship with the boy‚ his positive attitude‚ and loneliness. The psychological lens is visible through Santiago’s relationship with the boy. For example‚ when Santiago and the boy are fishing‚ the boy says‚ “Keep the blanket around you‚ you’ll not fish without eating while i’m alive

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    ‘The Old Man and The Sea’ by Ernest Hemingway CEL Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and The Sea’ is set in Cuba during the 1950’s. The main characters that are portrayed in this novel are Santiago‚ the old man and the main character of the story‚ Manolin‚ the young boy who looks up to the old man for guidance and also helps Santiago in any way he can and the fish‚ a marlin. The sharks also play a significant part of this tale. There are many themes that run throughout this novel including determination

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    Hemingway Essay 10/12-2012 The Old Man and the Sea “A man is never lost at sea...” (P. 89‚ l.15) Ernest Hemingway brought home a Pulitzer Prize for the literary piece about a poor fisherman’s quest to gain power and individuality through a fight between a man and a marlin. While creating an analysis and interpretation of “The Old Man and the Sea‚” it is important to put a focus on the main character’s internal struggle‚ the major themes‚ and the biblical involvement during the story‚

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    Hemingway created Santiago‚ Santiago made Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea is a novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba‚ and published in 1952. This novel centers upon Santiago‚ an aging fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Many people like this story very much and regard it as the most excellent work of Hemingway. I agree with this idea and I think The Old Man and the Sea brought Hemingway to the best period of his literary career

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    The Old Man and the Sea In the novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago the fisherman can be viewed as either a failure or a success. In the aspects of Rishi‚ Devata‚ and Chhandas we can see that Santiago is not a failure. He has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish‚ and he is the laughingstock of his small village. Regardless of his past‚ the old man determines to change his luck and sail out farther than he or the other fishermen ever have sailed out before. When we look at the Rishi

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    Hannah Tole Ms Beall English 9 May 1‚ 2013 Old Man and the Sea Essay Does the Character Santiago Show the Same Characteristics as Its Writer Earnest Hemmingway?? Sometimes a character can reflect its writer’s characteristics. In this case‚ the old man (Santiago) reflects the personality of its writer‚ Hemmingway. Hemmingway clearly shows that he molded his character by the similar lifestyles and desires. Even their attitudes were very alike. To prove it‚ we can start with their lifestyles

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    Old Man and the Sea Essay In Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ a Cuban man named Santiago goes out on a fishing voyage trying to break his bad luck of going 84 days without a catch. Santiago is only dependent on his strength and willpower‚ while alone at sea. During this time‚ Hemingway portrays the old man as someone dissatisfied with isolation‚ creating for himself the illusion of company by prattling amongst himself. At the start of the text‚ Santiago is joined by a fisherman

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    and go against obstacles. Whether these obstacles are critical to one’s life‚ dangerous‚ emotional‚ or don’t affect the person greatly‚ people have to overcome and get around one obstacle until the next ones comes up. Like what Ken Lintz said‚ "An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity‚" meaning that overcoming an obstacle can lead to great success in a new opportunity‚ is something that everyone can learn. In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago is challenged to fight his way through multiple

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    Olivia Mirek Period 2 2/13/15 The Enduring Spirit through Inevitable Struggle In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ the endurance of the one’s spirit through constant suffering demonstrates that the success and the importance of the human soul are determined by perseverance‚ rather than the physical losses and gains in life. Although Santiago is unable to bring the marlin back to land as a whole‚ the relentless demonstration of his worthiness through his fight with a noble opponent shows

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    ENC 1101 Essay Assignment: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway There is a scene in Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea‚ when after a shark has taken a big chunk “about forty pounds” off Santiago’s prize marlin catch‚ Santiago begins to doubt whether he should have gone out to sea and wishes that he had never “hooked the fish and was alone in bed on the newspapers” (103). Immediately after that‚ Santiago says‚ “But man is not made for defeat . . . A man can be destroyed but

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