... . In response to Cohn's criticism of bullfighters, Jake says, "Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bullfighters- (Hemingway 18). It is during the fishing trip and the bullfights that Jake is able to experience life to the fullest (Hemingway, 1954). Hemingway's famous short story, The Old Man and the Sea, details the confrontation between a man and a fish. The old Cuban fisherman, Santiago, embarks on a journey to catch a great fish with only a small boat ... , some bait, and his fishing pole. Santiago is completely alone at sea; it is only he and the animals. He has a sense...

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