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    The book The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about an old man‚ Santiago‚ and his genuine fondness of the sea. Every day he travels out to sea to go fishing which is his occupation. For the past eighty-four days the old man has not caught a single fish. On the eighty-fifth day he sails out to sea as usual‚ and this is the day that changes Santiago’s life forever. He hooks an unusually immense marlin‚ and they have an agonizing battle for several days. Hemingway often compares Santiago

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    English 3 “The Old Man and the Sea” In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway shows Santiago‚ a Cuban fisherman‚ as a strong and heroic man. The man’s epic battle between the marlin represents his strength and symbolizes endurance. Santiago has set a journey to the sea for 84 days and is beat when he returns home with nothing. His friend Manolin has been forced by his parents to leave the old man to fish. Ernest Hemingway has created a character that has made a brave man who personifies

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    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 forces. Him trying to overcome these obstacles are not just because of the threat to his survival‚ but also for his own personal content and confidence. All throughout the book‚ the Old Man has to face the power of the Marlin‚ the sharks and ocean‚ his own loneliness without the boy there with him‚ and his

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    Rushdie is about two very old men‚ Senior and Junior‚ that have known each other for a very long time. Senior has had a very successful life and has a lot of family that he is not very fond of while Junior has had a very fulfilling and happy life. Senior wants to die because he believes he has no more life left to live. Junior is the exact opposite from Senior and loves life. Salmon Rushdie wrote this story portraying Junior and senior as death and life. Rushdie uses symbolism and irony to show how life

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    rocks‚ stoning her to death. Jackson manipulates her readers so well that they ignore the symbolism and irony throughout the story‚ making Jackson not create the outcome she intended after having read the story because of the shock factor at the end and the illogical storyline. Starting that the very beginning Jackson managed to make the

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    Attempt to Strive In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago is challenged to fight his way through multiple forces. Him trying to overcome these obstacles are not just because of the threat to his survival. He does it for his own personal content and confidence. All throughout the book‚ the Old Man has to face the power of the Marlin‚ the sharks‚ the ocean‚ and his lack of energy. His peaceful fishing adventure changed to a not so happily ever after ending‚ unfortunately. Without breaking down these

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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 Philosophy of The Old Man and the Sea and Ernest Hemmingway Ernest Hemmingway often portrayed his general beliefs about life and his pursuit of purpose in life through his characters. More specifically‚ Hemmingway used Santiago‚ the protagonist in The Old Man and the Sea and his (often illogical) fervor to represent his own moral code. Hemmingway’s life philosophy according to Critic Nemi D’Agostino is portrayed throughout his novel through Santiago’s actions‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs during

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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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    In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway presents the fisherman Santiago as the ideal man--independent in his action‚ eager to follow his calling‚ and willing to take chances in life. The old man’s most notable attribute‚ however‚ appears to be his unquenchable spirit: no matter how his body is beaten‚ his spirit remains undefeated‚ undefeatable‚ through all trials. In Santiago‚ the central character in The Old Man and the Sea‚ Hemingway has created a hero who personifies honor‚ courage‚ endurance

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