In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago, an aging man, discovers that he must go far out to overcome many obstacles in his battle to prove everyone wrong. This famous novel shows many parallels between Hemingway and Santiago. Santiago is an old man out to catch his last fish while Hemingway is an older writer out to write his last successful novel. In The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway reveals aspects of his own life through symbolism and how going to far out may bring success or failure.
In The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway shows how going out too far can lead to success or failure, through Santiago. For example, when Santiago and Manolin are talking, Santiago says he is going far out to catch his big fish (14). This quote shows that Santiago knows he must go far out and do what no one else has done to possibly achieve his goal. Just like Hemingway knew that if he was to be successful then he would have to write a modern novel. Although Santiago knows this is what he must do; however, he sometimes doubts whether it is the right decision. For example while the fish is tied to the skiff and the sharks are eating it Santiago says "I wish it were a dream and that I had never hooked him. I'm sorry about it, fish. It makes everything wrong" (110). This quote shows that he knows he must go far out, but even in your most successful moments, things can make you doubt whether it is right or wrong. By the end of the book Santiago knows he has made the wrong choice. For example, upon reaching the shore, Santiago is talking to himself about how he shouldn't have gone out so far (120). This shows that he believes he has failed by not reaching his goal. Hemingway shows us through Santiago that by going out too far the reader can succeed, fail and in someways do both, as did Santiago.
Hemingway in this novel shows aspects of his own life through Santiagos expierences.
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Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park Illinois. Hemingway was the second child of Dr. ... At the break of World War 1 Hemingway enlisted to the Army. ... Instead of fighting Hemingway became and ambulance driver for the Red Cross. ... The following year Hemingway published his first major novel, The Sun Also Rises. ...
Critical Analysis of Ernest Hemingway "He [Ernest Hemingway] wrote only about things he had experienced, mostly outdoors, as a doctor's son in northern Michigan and as a self-possessed young tramp in Europe" (Time Magazine). The experience I've had with Ernest Hemingway's writing is almost parallel to that of this writer. Ernest Hemingway wrote from personal experiences, the main characters of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell To Arms, and For Whom The Bell Tolls can all be closely compared to the life Ernest Hemingway lead. ... Ernest Hemingway's experience with World W...
Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Illinois. ... Ernest wrote three stories and ten poems by the time Hadley had given birth to a son they named John Hadley Nicano Hemingway. ... In 1954 Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature. ... On July 2, 1961 at the age of 60, Ernest Miller Hemingway killed himself with a shotgun. Ernest Hemingway wrote many short stories, novels and poems. ...
Reoccurring Themes In The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway's style of writing is very simple and plain. ... Besides the suicide of his father Ernest Hemingway was depressed and suicidal himself. ... Hemingway seemed fascinated with the concepts of Life & Death. ... This attitude exemplifies what Hemingway felt the ideal man should be like. ... The Other reoccurring theme for Hemingway is war. ...
Many people thought these "hard to understand writings would be a temporary phase of literature, but authors such as Ernest Hemingway wrote in such a branding way that this writing style has been a constant example of a powerful literary expression. Hemingway was one of the best users of symbols and images. ... Hemingway also uses images to tell you the choice they make. ... Hemingway had a past of pregnancy problems. ... Hemingway's use of modern rules was in a world above many other great writers. ...
Ernest Hemingway's Code Hero Ernest Hemingway has created hundreds of novels and short stories that have made many significant contributions to literature. ... Hemingway uses his code hero, who is named in most of his novels as Nick Adams to teach readers a creative and disciplined way of life. ... Cross-Country Snow shows Nick in another relationship where he goes against the Hemingway code by partially sacrificing his free will and individualism. ... If Hemingway's work is viewed as one large novel, it would show his code hero traveling all over the world enjoying everything exci...
Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. ... After Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, he became acquainted with Ernest Hemingway while in Paris. ... These writers held that the only truth was reality, and thus life could be nothing but hardship" (Ernest Hemingway Biography). ... In 1953, Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize with his work, The Old Man and the Sea. ... Then in 1961, Ernest Hemingway unfortunately died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds and a literary icon was lost forever (Ernest Hemingway Biography). ...
Abstract Ernest Hemingway's prose has left a lasting impression on the way American literature is written and taught. ... For nearly a century, critics and readers alike have praised Ernest Hemingway for his powerful and sparse prose. ... (Marital) This too is a suggestion of the mastery of the English language demonstrated in the works of Ernest Hemingway: the ability to say things without actually stating them, the power of the unspoken word. ... (Marital) Though the specifics of his unique and revolutionary style are well known to students of Ernest Hemingway, it is worth our time to ...
