... explains the air of strangeness and mystery to which Cowley alludes. Hemingway states, I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. It is the part that doesn't show. If a writer omits something because he does not know it then there is a hole in the story. The Old Man and the Sea could have been over a thousand pages long and had ... every character in the village in it and all the processes of how they made their living, were born, educated, bore children, etc ... . That is done excellently and well by other w...

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... shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesn't show. If a writer omits something because he does not know then there is a hole in the story." He continued to say, The Old Man and the Sea could have been over a thousand pages long and had every character in the village in it and all the processes of the way they made their living, were born ... , educated, bore children, etc. That is done excellently and well by other writers. In your writing you are limited by what ... ...

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... . Like Jesus of Nazareth, Santiago teaches his knowledge to others, displays deep faith in things greater than himself, and consciously endures suffering. Teaching "The old man taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him," writes Hemingway (The Old Man and the Sea, page 10). Santiago teaches Manolin, his youthful pupil, as a spiritual father, much the way Christ mentored his disciples, who called Him "rabbi," which is Hebrew for "teacher." Like Jesus" conversations ... as Jesus differentiates Himself and His followers from the moneychangers in the temple, Santiago fishes differently tha...

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... century who wrote clear easy to read books which gave beauty and format to the everyday American. Not only was Hemingway's style clear and simple, but it was also direct and to the point. Hemingway says during an interview, "The Old Man and The Sea could have been over a thousand pages long and had Every character in the village in it and all the processes of how they made their Living, were born, educated, bore children ... , etc. That is done excellently and Well by other writers. In writing you are limited ... ...

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