... led to his working as a correspondent during the Spanish Civil War, which resulted in the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls 1940. Other short-story collections include Men Without Women 1927, Winner Take Nothing 1933, and The Fifth Column 1938. He lived primarily in Cuba from 1940, the locale ... the themes are clear and basic, showing manly courage, endurance, and noble suffering. In fact, the novel would be little more than an adventure story were it not for Santiago's dialogues with himself - his repetitive and symbolic, daydreams and plottings. Unlike other fishermen, who see the ocean ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... quality of his work he won the Novel Prize in 1954. The author put his thoughts in a way that the readers got attracted to the story. Every page has uncertain expectations about what could happened to the old man, a fisherman that with his perseverance and strength of mind was trying to get what he wanted, a ... This sport was for the old man as a way to relax and give himself motivation. His favorite baseball player was "Di Maggio" and through the whole story the old man mention the baseball player and compare to him repeatedly especially in the difficult times. Santiago believed that h...

• Word Count: 1794
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School