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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Man and the Sea‚ where an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago suffers from a streak of bad luck. Santiago‚ for the 85th day without a catch‚ catches a marlin which tugs him out to sea for many a days‚ only for his catch to be eaten by sharks on his trip returning home to Havana. He returns‚ exhausted‚ only to find his young companion at his aid‚ which he responds to him that his luck has run out. The boy does not want to accept it‚ but Santiago realizes his time is up‚ and is pleased with his life
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Yekaterina Petrova Andrea Pacor EN 110-3 10/11/2014 Annotated Bibliography Tentative title: The Struggle for Women’s Rights in United States of America. Tentative thesis statement: In the course of his work‚ I am going to talk about the position of women in the United States in the late XVIII - early XX centuries in the dynamics and development; identify prerequisites of deployment of the feminist movement. Over the past 40 years in the United States‚ women have made progress towards equality
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In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho the main character‚ Santiago had to overcome many obstacles. There are four obstacles that Santiago had to overcome while trying to find his treasure and complete his personal legend. The first obstacle is being “told from childhood onward that every dream is impossible” (Coelho 2). Santiago’s parents want him to be a priest‚ but he wants to travel the world and be a shepherd. He even goes to school to be a priest. “One afternoon‚ on a visit to his
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Destruction and Defeat Could you imagine catching an 18 foot long marlin? The marlin‚ eaten by a shark on the way home‚ could not defeat the fact that catching the great fish is a victory. Santiago did this in the book the Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemingway. He is victorious at the end of the story for multiple reasons-he has endurance‚ he is never defeated‚ and he does not lose faith throughout the entire story. Santiago’s ability to endure the harsh life he lives gives even more meaning
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The narrator’s position in relation to the town and Santiago is very significant. The narrator is Santiago’s old friend‚ they are both of the same segregated class. The narrators aliment with the victim makes the reader query what it may be the narrator is trying to achieve through his peculiar investigation. His friendship with Santiago seems to show he may be swaying towards Santiago’s innocence‚ in the chronicle. The narrator describes Santiago in a way that was obviously not shared by the town
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When Santiago digs dune‚ several figures come and tried to take money from him. They began to beat Santiago when he found nothing until next morning. Anyway‚ when they leave the place‚ leader came to Santiago and said that "You’re not going to die. You’ll live‚ and you’ll learn that a man shouldn’t be so stupid. Two years ago‚ right here on this spot‚ I had a recurrent dream‚ too (Coelho‚ 1988‚ pg 111)." This phrase made Santiago go back to the abandoned church where
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WHAT MAKES A FILIPINO WOMAN? Looking Back in Our History‚ As a Reminder to Our Society Introduction According to an old emperor of China‚ “[t]he flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” This saying describes a particular woman who can persevere and triumph over the challenges she will encounter. This is a woman who will never allow any barrier to stop her and who will always come out of any problem a better person. This woman is none other than Hua Mu Lan. We
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Similarly‚ in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has many foils. Santiago‚ the hero of this story‚ is an adventurous shepherd from a small Andalusian town who sets out to achieve his personal legend‚ his dream‚ to find treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. The author of The Alchemist uses foils to allude to Santiago’s traits‚ and helps the reader apprehend the different situations and other character’s personal legends. Santiago is a simple boy‚ living up to his parent’s expectations
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this in his mind it seemed to make him stronger and gave him the endurance to continue. The lions could also symbolize pride. Like the lions Santiago had pride. He was proud of his fishing skills. He was able to keep his lines straight and at varying levels to improve his catch of fish. He was better at this than the younger‚ richer‚ generation. Santiago knew however‚ that too much pride was not good. It could lead to feelings of arrogance and a know it all attitude. He was humble simultaneously
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