1. Old Man and The Sea
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. ... He continues to fight his heart out no matter how old, tired, and beaten up he is. ... Tom King endures the pain, and does not give into the crowd, but rather continues to fight in the manner in which he wishes to. 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). ... However, th...
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- Grade Level: High School