An old Cuban fisherman‚ named Santiago‚ has gone eighty-four days without catching anything. As a result of this‚ his apprentice Manolin quits in frustration. Even though Manolin has quit as an apprentice‚ he still shows a little loyalty to Santiago by bringing bait and food for him. It is now the eighty-fifth day‚ and Santiago decides to take his boat to a different location. He takes the boat way out deep in the Gulf Stream. There he is able to discover good waters. In these waters he catches and
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Santiago has gone through so much in his lifetime that we are bound to have had some similar life stories‚ right? Two events that seem to occur for Santiago and I are when Santiago gets robbed and when Santiago gets advice from someone who he sees as wise/knowledgeable. One time in my life where I went through the same event was when I was robbed just like Santiago was robbed. I sadly came home from being at a cousin’s house to find that my house was broken into by some hoodlums not willing to work
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William Handy makes a believable statement in his quote‚ “In the portrayal of Santiago in the Old man and the Sea …. Concerning the depiction of conflicting values‚” while on the other hand‚ it is difficult to agree that “in every situation‚ Santiago responds as a spiritually fulfilled man.”(Handy 2) Santiago was not spiritually grounded as seen in statements he voiced about recited prayers while fishing. He swayed back and forth as to the “sin” he may have committed by killing the marlin.
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Ernest Hemingway about a old man named Santiago who has been on an eighty four day streak without catching a fish. Santiago is a frail elderly man who is beginning to lose hope in his capability to even catch fish. As written in Huffington Post a hero‚ “is someone who “we” determine to have demonstrated behaviors and decisions that are ethically and emotionally worthy of our awe.” Santiago is not a hero. How can people call him a hero when all he does is lose fish and lose faith in himself? A hero
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of the best authors at using symbolism in his books. Santiago is an old fisherman who fishes out of a small Cuban village in the 1940’s. Santiago has fished for a living his whole life and the past 84 days he has not caught a thing. 85 is his lucky number‚ so on the 85th day he thinks he will catch something. Sure enough he hooks up with a massive marlin and spends 3 long days fighting it. Hemingway portrays interesting symbolism between Santiago‚ the old fisherman‚ and the marlin that he catches.
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Is Santiago Heroic? What is a hero? A hero is defined as‚ “a person who is admired or idealized” (Google). When thinking of the word “hero” mostly to everyone‚ a superhero comes to mind. Not all heroes are superheros. To me‚ a hero is someone who is courageous and never gives up no matter the circumstances. Speaking of someone heroic‚ Santiago is an old fisherman in The Old Man and The Sea written by Ernest Hemingway. Although Hemingway did not exactly state that Santiago is a hero‚ he displays
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The Old Man and the Sea was published in 1952 and was acclaimed by many as Hemingway’s greatest literary triumph. The story of the novel is lead by an old fisherman named Santiago. He spends most of his life by being a respected‚ skillful fisherman; working the gulf off Havana‚ Cuba. Santiago is described as being "thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck". His face is marked with brown blotches of skin cancer‚ and his aged hands are scarred from innumerable fishing-cord burns uncured
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The Alchemist‚ written by Paul Coelho‚ an epic story is told about an individual named Santiago that follows his dreams and defies all odds to find a treasure that might not even exist. He is accompanied by an ally which is also an alchemist. Throughout the story‚ a main part was the symbolization of Santiago’s heart. His heart symbolizes the good in the world and the most pure way to get what you want. Santiago had to learn to follow his heart throughout the novel and not listen to his sadness‚ thus
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The Alchemist is a novel written by Paulo Coelho‚ a Brazilian novelist‚ and it was first published in 1988. It is about a boy named Santiago who left his work as a shepherd‚ his hometown in Spain‚ and even his love to pursue his lifelong dream‚ or as stated in the book‚ his Personal Legend. This novel in one of the top bestselling books in history‚ and is also the most translated book by any living author according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The novel also reflects the life of the author
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than us. In Ernest Hemmingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ 1952 novella‚ an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago‚ our protagonist has strongly elicited our sympathy toward him due to the harsh‚ lonely‚ poor and full-of-suffering life that he had have to experience‚ especially when he loosed the greatest catch of his life: the marlin. Despite that there are counter arguments which proposed that Santiago is in fact very successful in terms of achieving admirable qualities through his journey thus don’t
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