Santiago Hemingway Hero
Santiago: The Hemingway Hero
The book Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is one like most Hemingway books. It contains, like most of his works, hidden meanings in the texts. Not only that, but the main character is one of an adventurous, glamorous lifestyle, much like Hemingway himself. Santiago, the main character of The Old Man and the Sea, has been debated over the topic as to whether or not he is actually worthy to be deemed a "Hemingway Hero."
The "Hemingway Hero"
In each of Hemingway 's books, he puts uniqueness in each main character that remains true throughout all his books. This uniqueness is a combination of qualities that place the character in a category of a "Hemingway Hero." What exactly are these qualities? Well, first …show more content…
"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 …show more content…
Works Cited
Davis, Carl. "Overview of The Old Man and the Sea." Exploring Novels (2003): Student resource center. Lee High School Library, Midland, TX. 18 March 2004. .
Dwiggins, Mary. Hemingway Defines the Code Hero as. Millikin University. 18 April 2004. .
Harris, Laurie Lanzen. Characters in 20th Century Literature. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1990. 167-168.
Hovey, Richard B. "The Old Man and the Sea: A new Hemingway Hero." Discourse: A Review of Liberal Arts. Vol. IX, No 3 (Summer 1996): 283-94.
Magill, Frank N, Ed. Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1991. 1595-1607.
Mitchell, Sharie P. A Guide to American Literature. 2nd ed. New York: Bantam Books, 1998.
Stoltzfus, Ben. "Gide and Hemingway: Rebels against God." Exploring Novels (2003): 39t. Students Resource Center. Lee High School Library, Midland, TX. 18 March 2004.
The book Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is one like most Hemingway books. It contains, like most of his works, hidden meanings in the texts. Not only that, but the main character is one of an adventurous, glamorous lifestyle, much like Hemingway himself. Santiago, the main character of The Old Man and the Sea, has been debated over the topic as to whether or not he is actually worthy to be deemed a "Hemingway Hero."
The "Hemingway Hero"
In each of Hemingway 's books, he puts uniqueness in each main character that remains true throughout all his books. This uniqueness is a combination of qualities that place the character in a category of a "Hemingway Hero." What exactly are these qualities? Well, first …show more content…
"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 …show more content…
Works Cited
Davis, Carl. "Overview of The Old Man and the Sea." Exploring Novels (2003): Student resource center. Lee High School Library, Midland, TX. 18 March 2004. .
Dwiggins, Mary. Hemingway Defines the Code Hero as. Millikin University. 18 April 2004. .
Harris, Laurie Lanzen. Characters in 20th Century Literature. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1990. 167-168.
Hovey, Richard B. "The Old Man and the Sea: A new Hemingway Hero." Discourse: A Review of Liberal Arts. Vol. IX, No 3 (Summer 1996): 283-94.
Magill, Frank N, Ed. Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1991. 1595-1607.
Mitchell, Sharie P. A Guide to American Literature. 2nd ed. New York: Bantam Books, 1998.
Stoltzfus, Ben. "Gide and Hemingway: Rebels against God." Exploring Novels (2003): 39t. Students Resource Center. Lee High School Library, Midland, TX. 18 March 2004.