... Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has been 84 days without a catch; Manolin, the young man who loves him; and Santiago's tremendous struggle with a gigantic marlin. Far from port, and against great odds, Santiago battles for two days to bring the fish alongside his boat, where he harpoons it. Soon sharks appear, and the old man ... 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," writ...

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