... critics said Hemingway's best writing was past. He surprised many of the critics when the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published.. This work led to his Pulitzer Prize in 1952. Two years later he received the Nobel Prize for his "powerful, style-making mastery of the art or modern narration- (Griffin 1) for The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway's years following these awards saw few works as successful as ... with medals for their bravery for facing death. Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea- is a hero because he was courageous and was not afraid of death. Santiago went out to se...

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... . 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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