In Ernest Hemingway’s, The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway expresses Santiago to be an artistic visionary of realms between that of sleep and awake. “He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach. They played like young cats in the dusk and he loved them as he loved the boy” (Hemingway 25). Through exile and self-awareness, Santiago learns the true meaning of his artistic integrity from his speech with the marlin to his wise words of the sea, “But the old man always thought of her as feminine and as something that gave or withheld great favors, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because
The old fisherman, Santiago, is an expert at what he does. “There are many good fisherman and some great ones. But there is only one you” (23). He uses patience and skill to catch the fish. This takes up to, and over a three-month period, which only someone who is truly dedicated would stick to catching one fish for that long. Santiago's patience shows the skill of a true artist. An artist wakes up everyday and works on his masterpiece knowing that the last day of work, his finishing day, will pay off for all the hard work he has done. “But I must have the confidence and I must be worthy of the great DiMaggio who does all things perfectly even with the pain of the bone spur in his heel” (68). Santiago shows his endurance and strength in being steadfast with his goals, as would an aspiring artis
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