In Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea", an old Cuban fisherman, named Santiago, proves that he can still catch large fish for the market by struggling to kill a large swordfish he has hooked. ... In the portrayal of a man suffering willingly, Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" allegorically parallels a fundamental part of Christian mythology, Jesus Christ. ... When fishing in the sea, the old man knows he is at the mercy of the ocean that can give or withhold large favors. ... In "The Old Man and the Sea" by Hemingway, the novel allegorically mirrors the aspect of two protago...

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According to Hemingway, he did not intend symbolism in his book, "The Old Man and the Sea." ... The word "Man" directly relates to the word "Old"; not only to express that is an old human, but also how this human represents the whole of humanity, all of "man." ... In this story, the "sea" can be interpreted to have two completely different but connected meanings, well, three if you count Hemingway's non-symbolic definition. The first sets the "Sea" as a lover to Santiago. ... The other definition defines the "Sea" as the world. ...

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Old Man and the Sea The old man was victorious. ... Although the Old Man him self did not know this. ... Hemingway is trying to tell us about the persistence of man and the love hate relationship we share with everyday activities. The Old Man's fishing career was vary similar to Hemingway's writing career. ... This was the same way for the Old Man. ...

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The Old Man and The Sea Paper In the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Old Man and The Sea, Ernest Hemingway does a beautiful job of tying in Christ imagery with an average man with an average life. ... Santiago is a very simple man without knowledge if religion. ... Again, this shows that Ernest Hemingway planned for this book to have special biblical meaning! ... "But four hours later the fish was still swimming steadily out to sea, towing the skiff, and the old man was still braced solidly with the line across his back... Through this prize winning story, Hemingway does a beautiful job...

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This phrase is from Ernest Hemingway's fictional novel The Old Man and the Sea. ... Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea uses literary devices to make it a marvelous read and an outstanding piece of literature. ... In The Old Man and the Sea the book itself is a symbol. ... The Old Man and the Sea is a story of an epic struggle between an old worn out fisherman named Santiago and the greatest catch of his life, "Fish, you are going to have to die anyway. ... To sum up in Ernst Hemingway novel The Old Man and the Sea he uses literary devices to make the book a marvel...

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"Plenty," replied the old man." (Ernest Hemingway, "Old Man and The Sea" 126.) ... Santiago, from "The Old Man and the Sea," has a striking similarity to each of the injured soldiers in "In Another Country." ... In "The Old Man and the Sea" some of the major symbols are; Santiago, the marlin, the sea, the "Great DiMaggio" and several others. ... While he has written many great stories, they lack originality in that they are merely embellished events of his life or events of his time, as is the case with "The Old Man and the Sea." ...

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'A man can be destroyed but not defeated' (The Old Man and The Sea 103) solidifies a personal method of characterization exercised by Ernest Hemingway. ... The Old Man and The Sea is no exception; the unyielding parallels between Santiago, the protagonist, and Hemingway contributed to the effectiveness of Hemingway's writing. ... Luckily his follow-up, The Old Man and The Sea, was an undisputed triumph and earned Hemingway a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. ... He portrayed a true mood for a man struggling with his career. ... Hemingway. ...

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The book The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, is about an old man, Santiago, and his genuine fondness of the sea. ... But they were the falsest thing in the sea and the old man loved to see the big sea turtles eating them." ... All of these are examples of how much the old man appreciates the sea. ... The old man has fished for all of his life, which shows that he has appreciation for the sea. ... Hemingway's descriptions add significant details to the book, The Old Man and the Sea. ...

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Interpreting < Old man and the sea > I read three different books before I started this paper. Finally, I gave my choice to the novel which is . (The other are and ) was recommended to all the teenagers in China and I read the novel in Chinese when I was still young. ... After the reading of this time, I got a complete different feeling that was not only the beautiful sea and bank I want to see, but also I really admire that old man in the story. ... And the style is pure Hemingway: short, Straightforward sentences with one-syllable words. ...

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The Hemingway man believes that life is everything and death is nothing. ... The Hemingway man does not want to die, but he is not afraid of dying. ... While deep-sea fishing one summer in Cuba, Hemingway spoke of the immense pleasure he took in "being on the sea, in the unknown wild suddenness of a great fish; in his life and death which he lives for you in an hour while your strength is harnessed to his; and there is satisfaction in conquering that which rules the sea . . ."" ... There were still dangers involved when fishing far out at sea. ... Another of the matadors is trying to concea...

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Symbolism of "The Old Man and the Sea" Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" is a detailed story of an old Cuban fisherman, known as the old man or Santiago. ... The symbolism of battles in life is seen when the old man reflects on Manolin while he is alone at sea. ... This quote is an excellent example of one of the main ideas of "The Old Man and the Sea." ... Ernest Hemingway shows a clear picture of man's lifelong battles and conflicts through Santiago's journey at sea. ... "The Old Man and the Sea" shows that defeat and dignity contribute to the struggles of San...

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Earnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea shows much of these features. ... With the Old Man and the Sea, he draws much influence from his religious upbringing as a child. ... When Manolin saw the old man he began to cry (Hemingway 121-122). ... Along with The Old Man and the Sea, Arthur Miller's The Crucible also uses religion as a main motif. ... Unlike The Old Man and the Sea, Arthur Miller's The Crucible was based on a strongly religious community and their strong beliefs. ...

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Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea is the classic tale of an epic struggle between an aged, down-on-his-luck fisherman and a huge marlin. The old man, Santiago, has suffered through eighty-four long days without a catch. ... Instead, Santiago is highlighted as a determined and heroic man. The old man sets out to kill the marlin for practical reasons, but the struggle turns into a battle of pride. ... Hemingway treats the concept of pride ambivalently in The Old Man and the Sea. ...

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A True Winner On Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea Abstract: Ernest Hemingway, a famous American writer, is considered as one of the most important and outstanding writers of the 20th century in the world. ... Key words: Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, true winner Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) is regarded as a 20th century's important and outstanding writer in the world. ... The main hero in The Old Man and the Sea, which is a well-know book, shows fully Hemingway's psychological struggle in time of difficulty. ... Hopefully, the old man sails silently on the black se...

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Ernest Hemingway: Going out too far In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago, an aging man, discovers that he must go far out to overcome many obstacles in his battle to prove everyone wrong. ... Santiago is an old man out to catch his last fish while Hemingway is an older writer out to write his last successful novel. In The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway reveals aspects of his own life through symbolism and how going to far out may bring success or failure. In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway shows how going out too far can lead to success or failure, th...

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"The Old Man and the Sea" was a novel that shook the literary world in the 20th Century. Ernest Hemingway's greatest masterpiece portrays an old, lonely Cuban fisherman who fishes on a skiff. ... Neither the old man nor the fish will back down. ... (Hemingway 59). ... (Hemingway 46). ...

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Essay: The Old Man And The Sea Throughout history there have been many examples of people who have defied all odds to achieve their goals. ... These traits can be seen in the character Santiago in Ernest Hemingways novel The Old Man And The Sea. ... For example, "to give himself confidences" (Hemingway 68) Santiago would remember "the time in the tavern at Casablanca when he had played the hand game with the great Negro"(Hemingway 69). ... So when Santiago started "seeing black spots before his eye's"(Hemingway 87) he knew that "They were normal" (Hemingway 87) and wou...

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Through Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Old Man and The Sea, Santiago, the old- beaten down fisherman, earns the status of a hero for living a life in which there is much chaos, and uses his advantages to overcome them. ... "The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars but these scars were not fresh, they were as old as erosions in a fishless desert" (Hemingway 10). ... Santiago as well uses a mental approach to endure, in which he makes man feel invincible. " And pain does not matter to a man" (Hemingway 84). ... "The bird is a great help" (Hem...

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"I tried to make a real old man, a real boy, a real sea and a real fish and real sharks. ... A very strong and far from stereotypical friendship is seen in the novella The Old Man and the Sea. ... Hemingway is able to convey both the positive and negative aspects of the character Manolin in The Old Man and the Sea. ... Even though Manolin is only present in the beginning and very end of The Old Man and the Sea, he does play a very imperative role in the book since he is such an important part of Santiago's life. ... The Old Man and the Sea is a historical fiction piece about a good f...

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Many themes are present in Hemmingway's novel, The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway uses wonderful imagery and symbolism to illustrate the struggles of the old man and the fish throughout the story. ... In each of these quotes Hemingway is saying that man can be beaten but not overpowered. The old man is a representation of a human. ... The reference to the bright "cheerful" sea-colored eyes leads the reader to believe that the sea is a place that makes the old man happy. ...

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Through the Valley of Shadow I Fear Not 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. ... 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 w...

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Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park Illinois. Hemingway was the second child of Dr. ... He consumed his days with game hunting, deep-sea fishing, and becoming a connoisseur of bull fighting. ... Hemingway created many highly acclaimed works such as The Sun Also Rises (1926), A Farwell to Arms (1929), To Have and Have Not (1937), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940), Across the River and into the Trees (1950), and the Old Man and the Sea (1952). Most every novel of his revolves around themes of war, athletics, and other elements of a man's life. ...

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The old man Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea is a character seen in many perspectives, as a hero, an ordinary fisherman, an unlucky old man, and a wise man. ... The Old Man and the Sea" is a heroic tale of mans strength pitted against forces he cannot control. ... Through the use of three prominent themes; friendship, bravery, and Christianity; the "Old Man and the Sea" strives to teach important life lessons to the reader. The relationship between the old man and the boy is introduced early in the story. ... In the end the old mans perseverance and faith pay off. ...

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The novel Old Man and the Sea contains many elements of symbolism. ... Hemingway's description of Santiago further illustrates Christian symbolism. ... Hemingway puts these themes together in such a way that they do not conflict with each other. ... He does not smother the relationship between the old man and the young boy but instead separates them for a large part of the story. ... In the end the old mans perseverance and faith pay off. ...

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