1. Santiago as a Christ Figure
... said, "This is my Body." As He gave them wine, He said, "This is my Blood" (Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24, and Luke 22:19-20). Santiago eats bits of the fish as a kind of sacrament, similar to the Christian ceremony of Communion. Similarly, the marlin's blood leaves a trail in the water, to attract and nourish hungry sharks ... ...
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