This is true for the protagonists in the parable The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and the boxing drama Rocky directed by John Avildsen. Although Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea lives in a fishing village near Havana‚ Cuba in the 1940s‚ he faces a conflict remarkably similar to that of Rocky Balboa‚ despite the fact that his story takes place in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ from November 25‚ 1975 to January 1‚ 1976. Rocky and Santiago make specific choices that put them in situations
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Reading through the novel The Old Man and the Sea one‚ as a reader‚ can perceive several themes in the book. Hemingway suggests certain subjects for discussion which built up the whole plot‚ therefore giving us options to choose the one we believe is the main one. In the past weeks we have been discussing‚ in a debate‚ which is that main theme. My group’s theme was "Man Defeated" and although it is hard to affirm that this theme was the prevailing one of the book‚ we firmly defend it. Various arguments
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OLD MAN AND THE SEA Summary Ernest Hemingway writes about an old fisherman and a young boy setting out to catch a big fish in The Old Man and the Sea. The old man‚ Santiago‚ has been fishing in the Gulf Stream with a young boy named Manolin. Manolin began fishing with Santiago when he was about 5 years old and feels that Santiago is a second father to him. He taught Manolin everything he knows about fishing and Manolin is very loyal to this old man. Santiago has been on an 84 day fishing slump and
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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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have a place in their town. Santiago‚ the main character in “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ feels like he needs to prove that he has a place in this town by catching a fish. There are many ways to show one’s self-worth‚ either by action or by their own words. Some may even feel desperate to show what they can do mainly because they’re either lonely or wish for the respect they want. Respect is what everyone would like to have‚ yet they need to earn it from others. Santiago wants some respect from the
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Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea has a lot of symbolism throughout the story line. A majority of the symbolism occurs when the old man is actually out in the ocean‚ but there is also some symbolism when he is on his island before he sets out to sea. The young boy‚ whom the old man taught to fish‚ symbolizes hope and joy for the old man. They had a strong friendship between the two of them because of this. The old man had taught the boy to fish‚ and the boy loved
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Old Man and the sea: Epilogue The old man awoke to the boy staring at him. His vision was still blurry. As he wiped his tired eyes‚ he noticed the dry blood and cuts on his hand. He frowned‚ but then looked up at the boy and smiled. “I brought you some soup.” the boy said anxiously. “I’m not hungry. You should eat it.” “No‚ I couldn’t.” The boy stared at the old man curiously and asked‚ “How do you feel?” “I’ve been defeated. I feel very tired.” “You know you’re great fish was 18 feet long
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7. Using the quick tests for locating errors‚ find the error in each of the two questions below. Describe the type of error‚ explain how you discovered it‚ and make corrections. a) 7. a) (cont.) Explanation of error and how you found it A transposition error was found in the Expense account ($250‚ not $205). The trial balance discrepancy of $45 was divided by 9‚ and the result was an even amount. Therefore‚ a transposition error was possible‚ so a search was begun
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evaluation of the outcome of his adventure at sea? The answer to that question would most definitely be no. Santiago states this on (Page 103) when he says‚ "But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated." After reading this outstanding novel written by Ernest Hemingway‚ I am strongly of the view that even though Santiago suffered an immense loss at the end of the novel‚ he is never defeated‚ instead he emerges as a hero and a victor. Hemingway shows us that Santiago’s
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“ A man can be sestroyed but not defeated.” (pg.103) The ultimate challenge of faith is____________________________. In the novel The Old Man in the Sea by Ernest Hemingway an old Cuban fisherman‚ courageously and willing to fight‚ sacrifces several days on the water with a fish he could not let go. Throughout the harsh journey of thirst‚ and starvation having the necessities in life is upheld by through the powerful act of faith. (something about ymbolism) The characters in the story prefigure
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