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    the novel‚ “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ by Ernest Hemingway demonstrates many ways of how he uses setting to create a mood of the audience towards the characters and their ideas and attitudes. To begin with‚ as he goes out to sea‚ “In the dark the old man could feel the morning coming and as he rowed he heard he trembling sound as flying fish left the water and the hissing that their stiff set wings made as they soared away in the darkness.” This setting describes how the old man is eager for the

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    for quite some years. However‚ he came back in 1952 with his most outstanding short novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea. In this novella‚ Ernest Hemingway wrote about a well-rounded old man‚ named Santiago‚ who faces off with death‚ and lives to see the boy‚ Manolin‚ once again. Death takes Santiago on a long and lonely journey‚ wishing Manolin was with him at sea. Hemingway’s short novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ depicts a tremendous challenge that Santiago and Manolin must struggle against nature and one’s

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    The Old Man and The Sea: Analysis of Santiago Ross Mueller Mr. Harocopos AP. English 11 29 September 1996 Ernest Hemingway had a specific type of character in each and every one of his works of literature. These characters were called the Hemingway Code Heroes. Hemingway Code Heroes followed a strict code of behaviors which allowed them to live their life to the fullest. These Heroes lived simple lives without all the luxuries that others had. They concentrate on the problem at hand and do not

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    December 5 2012 Miss Bone Honors English – Period 1 Masculinity and Gender in Hemingway ’s The Old Man and The Sea One of the most predominantly accepted themes of Ernest Hemingway ’s assorted works is the importance of masculinity. His experiences in the war and personal values are reflected in his work‚ and are particularly clear in his prize winning novella‚ The Old Man and The Sea. The Old Man ’s connections and relationship with the natural world around him and his responses to the people

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    Psychology Through the Old Man and the Sea An old man dedicates his life to his passion‚ the sea. Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man in the Sea” portrays the psychological lens. This is developed through the old man’s relationship with the boy‚ his positive attitude‚ and loneliness. The psychological lens is visible through Santiago’s relationship with the boy. For example‚ when Santiago and the boy are fishing‚ the boy says‚ “Keep the blanket around you‚ you’ll not fish without eating while i’m alive

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    use it‚ and the ones that do not as fairly have any? In “The Old Man And The Sea” written by Ernest Hemingway‚ many specific types of figurative language are used throughout the book such as alliteration‚ similes‚ and personification‚ and all of them generally are used to describe the scene‚ and how things are going on throughout the days that he had been fishing in the sea. Alliteration is used throughout the book when the old man; Santiago expresses his feelings about the fish‚ “But

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    with a problem‚ they are tempted to ignore it‚ rather than solve it. However‚ by not giving up and working diligently until this problem is solved‚ a desirable outcome will result. This quote and concept is shown furthermore in the works‚ The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and in Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

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    Humility Renée Fisher The grandmother‚ in Mary Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” was controlling and manipulative she considered herself a sophisticated lady‚ prim and proper. She is taught a lesson in humility but learns it way too late. “Humility is not thinking less of yourself‚ it’s thinking of yourself less” (Lewis‚ C.S. 2013). Bailey knows his mother’s tricks to manipulate him to do what she wants so he purposely ignores her ramping and raving about not wanting to

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    Themes embodying Human Nature in the Old Man And The Sea From the very first page to the last‚ the Old Man and the Sea‚ by Earnest Hemingway embodies the full plethora of a labyrinth known as human nature. Santiago‚ the protagonist‚ is described to the reader as flying the "flag of permanent defeat" (Hemingway‚ 9). He is a destitute individual‚ with barely food to eat‚ let alone a bed to sleep in. Yet he is a source of great determination‚ and promises that one day he will catch a fish of massive

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    has been something that I have always struggled with but has always been one of the most important values I see lacking in today’s society. Humility is a quality of being courteously respectful to those around you. Some may think that there is a difference between acting humble and being humble‚ but if you are acting the part than in reality you have humility. Being humble to yourself‚ your family‚ and others can be a very difficult thing. At times you just need to suck it up and deal with it because

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