The old man Santiago from The Old Man and the Sea is a character seen in many perspectives, as a hero, an ordinary fisherman, an unlucky old man, and a wise man. ... Despite what others do or do not think he is a man of action, and not one consumed by regret. ... By being at sea, his ventures were never limited and the events of the story just seemed to happen. ... The Old Man and the Sea" is a heroic tale of mans strength pitted against forces he cannot control. ... The relationship between the old man and the boy is introduced early in the story. ...

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On a side we have an old sailor who tells the hardships to be faced on the sea. ... The old sailor represents the sea; he says that the sea is a place of isolation and insecurity. ... It doesn't wish to stay on land, because for it the land only brings death, nor life, life for it is voyage through the sea. 2) To what aspects of Anglo-Saxon life do the following phrases refers: "The mirth of the mead hall."... Relate the contrast between the seasons to the conflict of opinion between the old sailor and the young man. ... The feelings of the old sailor are common of old age: insecu...

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Write an essay in which you analyze the sources of the conflict and explain how the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work. ... Growing up in a devout Catholic family, Stephen is instilled with a sense of right and wrong by Dante and his mother which adheres strongly to religious dogma; as Dante ironically puts it: "A priest would not be a priest if he did not tell his flock what is right and what is wrong.... However, as in the story of Daedalus and his son, Icarus, Stephen must take caution to find the perfect medium between complete asceticism and conformity. ... Leaving Irela...

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He was looked at from many different respects from writers and critics alike: "an old wise man, a brilliant stylist, a "culture hero," a fraud and a phony, an anti-intellectual, a courageous man who took chances with the violent world around him, a drinker with a metal stomach, a fun loving sportsman, and a strange primitive man." ... He continued to say, The Old Man and the Sea could have been over a thousand pages long and had every character in the village in it and all the processes of the way they made their living, were born, educated, bore children, etc. ... The emphasis in Hemi...

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Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" and Jack London's short story "To build a Fire" put both powers on display. ... London's character decides to ignore the advice of the old man. The old-timer had instructed the man not to hike alone in "those parts". ... Accordingly, man and fish will struggle to the death, just as hungry sharks will lay waste to an old man's trophy catch. ... Unique to the story of the Old Man and the Sea is the imagery of the crucifixion. ...

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Conflict: One conflict is the man vs. man conflict in which it is Pip vs. ... Another conflict displayed in this story is the conflict of Pip vs. ... His caring personality comes out in the end of the story to bring him back to his old town. ... Abel Magwitch: Magwitch was a pretty old man and his face showed the troubles of a rough life. The book shows this when Pip states, "Moving the lamp as the man moved, I made out that he was substantially dressed, but roughly, like a voyager by sea. ...

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The Cloven Viscount is a story about the aspects of man-kind and how there is good and evil in everyone of us. ... The Cloven Viscount is a story about the aspects of man-kind. ... The theme of this story is, through conflict, how two sides of the human being come together as equals after much pain and anguish. ... Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back across that square, red rock in the sea" (Golding, William 1996, The Lord of the Flies Faber and Faber Limited, London) As 12 year old boys, this was something that they were not mentally ready for. ... (Golding, William 1996, The Lo...

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In each conflict he sought support for the side he favored. ... He surprised many of the critics when the novel, The Old Man and the Sea, was published.. ... 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. ... Santiago from "The Old Man and the Sea- is a hero because he was courageous and was not afraid of death. ... Most of the source material for The Old Man and the Sea comes from Hemingway's own experiences fishing off the coast of Cuba. ...

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His view of the importance of truth changes and he understands that in order to do what is right it wont be easy and that there may be some hardships along the way. ... He wares a huge old tattered sea-cloak with a hood, which made him appear positively deformed. ... He is an old and bright doctor. His role in the story in a decent, honorable man, who is practical and sensible even when things get tough. ... He was clothed with tatters of old ships' canvas and old sea cloth. ...

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During this time period there was a conflict going on within the Jewish community between those who followed Jesus and those that did not. ... And then he stood up and rebuked the winds and the sea." As you can imagine the disciples on the boat with him were in aw that Jesus had power over the winds and the sea. ... This chapter shows how you should forgive fellow man no matter what. ... This passage explains what it will be like when the Son of man returns for judgment, and separates the believers and non-believers. ...

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Another conflict between Christianity and the heroic code of the Scandinavian people is that of "weir gold." ... The ancient values of Beowulf and his time coincide more with the precepts of the Old Testament (e.g. eye for an eye), than with the teachings of Christ within the New Testament. ... It is evident that the poet always picks opportune moments to attempt to fuse Christian elements into the story where they might serve to give a lesson such as upon the death of Grendel: the almighty has always moved men;/but man must forever strive to discern/good from evil, evil from good,/while drun...

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In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, Juana demonstrates a constant being through times of pleasure and conflict. ... What a pity it would be if the pearl should destroy them all" (43). ... She uses what she has, which is an old remedy to heal wounds. ... Juana does not attempt to throw the pearl into the sea out of selfishness but for the sake of the family. ... Juana desires a man and survival without one is impossible (59). ...

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The religion now consists of about twenty-five million people and is more than one thousand years old. ... One story that tells of his mischievous is when he posed as a merchant, alternately sold increasingly magnificent gifts to each of a man's two wives. ... Olokun, owner of the sea, is described as both a god and a goddess, lives under the sea with his or her soldiers and mermaids. ... The procedure of divination involves hundreds of wisdom stories, which the diviner has memorized. ... Where the modes of worship conflicted with Western civilization, the ruling colonial powers placed re...

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Fear has always been man's most primal instinct since the dawn of time. ... But first, what exactly is the "unknown?... Some of them included Poseidon, the god of the seas, whose fury can cause shattering earthquakes and the most devastating of sea storms. ... Still my hopes ride high- I'll give that man his swamping fill of trouble!... What is most int...

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 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man who from a young age had a love for literature, and later took a position in 1863 at Harvard (legallanguage.com, Paul Revere's Ride). ... Because Longfellow looked up to Paul Revere, he wanted to spread the knowledge of what Revere achieved. ... Paul Revere arranged to have the signal in the Old North Church, if the British were coming by land he lit one lantern and if they were coming by sea he would light two lanterns (bostonteapartyship.com, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere). ... In the beginning of Longfellow's poem Paul Revere's Ride...

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Behind Every Powerful Man is a Powerful Woman The story " The Rich Boy-, by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, is not merely a battle between the rich and the poor, but also a struggle between the male and female genders. ... This attitude is what eventually leads him to a state of loneliness and remorse towards the end of the story. ... Anson compares himself to, a failure to love, a cocky old' unmarried man, a priest, a holy figure. ... Anson does not change throughout the story, and his confidence is what attracts the girl in the red tam. ... It tells the story of a chauvinistic man living i...

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Gansevoort, his older brother, was bankrupt, and Melville had to rely on wealthy relatives for financial assistance. Once early adventure drew his interest for the sea, he set sail aboard a whaling vessel. ... Melville's first novel, Typee, described his adventure and captivity in the South Seas as well as his second novel, Como. ... All members of the crew except Ishmael go down with the ship, and he was saved by another whaling ship at the end of the story (192-93). ... What could be more pioneering than pursuing a White Whale through uncharted waters, through storms, and with a b...

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Comparison of Ancient Heroes "What each must seek in his own life never was on land or sea. ... The story of Job from the Old Testament was a purely a test of faith of Job. Like the heroes in the other two stories, Job was a very fortunate man who lived a decent life. ... This is what gives the story of Kwasi Benefo an African connotation. ... In both Job and Kwasi Benefo their conflicts were arbitrary and they had no control over what was happening to them. ...

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When Hawthorne was four years old, his father, who was a sea captain (also named Nathaniel), died of yellow fever. His mother, Elizabeth Manning Hathorne, could not manage 3 young children on her own and moved the family to his uncle Manning's house where he spent the remainder of his youth. When Nathaniel was 9-years-old, he injured his foot and was unable to walk or attend school for a very long period. ... Embarrassed by his failure, Hawthorne continued to write many short stories, several of which were published in newspapers but always anonymously. ... Another one of his works, "...

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Beowulf was written in Old English as an epic poem. ... It is easy to feel that these characteristics separate from the realistic nature of the story, and give the impression that Beowulf is more like a myth than a man. ... This is what makes Beowulf a true hero. ... The story Beowulf depicted many virtues of the times. ... But dying as a noble person, as a leader, and a courageous man is what made Beowulf the hero that he was. ...

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It was the brief, understated style of a newspaper man. ... My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day and time. ... Bernard Bereson summarized brilliantly what it is about Hemingway's prose that makes it so powerful when he provided a blurb for The Old Man and the Sea at Hemingway's prompting. (The Old Man and the Sea is) communicated in prose as calm and compelling as Homer's verse. ... Hemingway intentionally crafted a prose style that contained more meanin...

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient poem from the Mesopotamian Era that tells the story of two companions: Gilgamesh, the powerful and tyrannical demigod who rules as the King of Uruk, and Enkidu, a feral man who is created as an equal for the king by the gods, lifted out of nature and civilized by the touch of woman. ... Throughout the epic, there is a reoccurring conflict between humanity and death, though it often appears to be a battle of nature and humanity. ... What humanity fears and fights against is death, not nature. ... Plants create beauty, shade, food, drink and oxygen, and in th...

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As the other characters are happy and singing Grendel is living in no mans land. ... Beowulf replies by explaining he was attacked by sea monster and then he alludes to the fact he defeats them by saying, "there would be no monsters gnawing and gloating over their banquet at the bottom of the sea. " This contest adds credentials to Beowulf's heroic charracter of the story. ... There is a conflict between the two religions because some of the values are opposite. ... She only changed her ways when she found a man to marry, Offa. ... When he goes into battle with the dragon he is a fifty ye...

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This also shows that Odysseus was a sensitive man who was very homesick, and whenever he heard anything about his past life or his friends he would have most likely been touched. ... Odysseus shows the quality of beauty when Athena changed Odysseus from an old beggar to a hero. ... It also shows that the people want more conflict in the story because, by his beautiful appearance Penelope might be skeptical and want more proof. ... Odysseus displays leadership when Charybdis who was a giant hole in the sea that swallowed and vomited the sea three times a day. ... He resembled Jesus a little ...

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As the story unfolds, Edmond is charged with the hideous crime of secretly holding ties with the Bonapartist group. ... As the stories unfold the main characters encounter conflicts. ... Wang Lung builds more to his house and buys new clothing for his family making himself socially well known throughout the town as a wealthy man. ... Years later, Lung is an old man and has no need to be involved with Lotus, his second wife. ... " What is it to me?' ...

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