first published by Jonathan Cape Ltd 1952 The contents The book has more than one theme. The principal theme is the struggle between a man and a gigantic fish which symbolizes humanity trying to achieve the impossible. Or you can explain the book by saying that the theme of the story is the relation between man and nature. Nature is symbolized by the marlin. First the old man wants only to catch and kill the fish, for he hasn't caught a fish for a very long time. Then he begins to admire it for its strength and intelligence. Finally he comes to love it and feels sorry he has to kill it. The old man wins his first fight with nature by catching the big fish but is later defeated by nature in the form of sharks who eat the big fish after the man tied it up behind the boat. Yet the story doesn't end on a sad note, because the old man has won the respect of other fishermen and the determination of the boy to fish with him again. The friendship between the boy and the old man is also very important in this story. Often does the old man think of the boy when he is at sea, then he says to himself: "I wish the boy was here." Two events are very important for the story. Number one is that the old man, named Santiago, catches a very big fish. Because that's what the book is all about. Number two is that the sharks eat the man's catch, which symbolizes that nature is stronger than man after all. (page 52)"He is two feet longer than the skiff," the old man said. The line was going out fast but steadily and the fish was not panicked. The old man was trying with both hands to keep the line just inside of breaking strength. He knew that if he could not slow the fish with a steady pressure the fish could take out all the line and break it. This passage is representative for the book, because it represents the struggle which is the principal subject. The main part of the story takes place in the Gulf Stream., where the old man always fishes and in the village where the man lives ( It's not told where the village is but it's nearby the Gulf Stream). The fisherman is very poor, he is always bare footed and has a little house.He isn't educated by a school, but by life. The story is fiction. The principal characters are Santiago: An poor, old fisherman, who the parents of the boy don't find lucky. He used to fish together with the boy. He often thinks of the boy while he's fishing. Because he often says: "I wish the boy was here" (page 6)'But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.' 'I know you did not leave me because you doubted.''It was papa mede me leave. I am a boy and I must obey him.' Manolin: A young boy, who helps Santiago carrying his gear and he gets the old man food. He used to fish with the old man, but his parents have forbidden this.He loved the old many very much. (page 105) He was asleep when the boy looked in the door in the morning. It was blowing so hard that the drifting boats would not be going out and the boy had slept late and then come to the old man's shack as he had come each morning. The boy saw the the old man was breathing and then he saw that the old man's hand ( which was very injured by the fish who pulled the line all the time that cut the man's hand up) and he started to cry. Santiago is also the hero; he fights the big fish and catches him, but then the sharks eat his catch. Yet the people on shore admire him, when they see the skeleton of the fish. I like Santiago he's a hard worker and honest. The climax of the book is when the old man hooks up the marlin , until he comes back ashore.
The old man and the sea door Ernest Hemingway
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