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The Old Man & The Sea

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman who has gone 84 days without catching a fish. He decides to sail far into the Gulf Stream, where he catches an enormous marlin. After a grueling three-day battle, he kills the fish but then must fight off sharks who attack his prize catch as he tries to return home. By the time he makes it back, the sharks have destroyed most of the marlin, leaving Santiago with just the head and skeleton.

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The Old Man & The Sea

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman who has gone 84 days without catching a fish. He decides to sail far into the Gulf Stream, where he catches an enormous marlin. After a grueling three-day battle, he kills the fish but then must fight off sharks who attack his prize catch as he tries to return home. By the time he makes it back, the sharks have destroyed most of the marlin, leaving Santiago with just the head and skeleton.

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The Old Man and The Sea

Ernest Hemingway

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I. Setting
II. Plot
III. Characters
IV. Theme
V. Symbol
VI. Point of view and tone
VII. Language and Style
I. Setting

• During the late 1950’s or


early 1960’s

• In a small fishing village


near Havana, Cuba, and in
the waters of the Gulf
Stream

• The atmosphere of the


story is the end of summer
II. Plot

1. Summary

2. Conflicts

3. Climax
1. Summary

• Santiago has gone 84 days without catching a fish


• Unfortunately, Manolin is forbidden to go to fish with Santiago, and is
ordered to go with other successful fishermen. But he keeps hanging with
the old man.
• He has a plan that calls for going far out the sea which will give him an
advantage in fishing
• He catches a large marlin, but it brings him farther out from shore
• The marlin possesses great strength and endurance which allows it to
drag Santiago’s boat for a long distance for a long time
• He kills the marlin and then brings it home
• On his way home, a swarm of sharks tries to eat the marlin
• Catching the marlin and fighting the sharks requires Santiago to use all of
his physical and mental resources
• By the time the skiff reaches the village, little remains of the great fish but
the head and skeleton
2. Conflicts
• Man vs. Nature:
– Santiago >< the Marlin
– Santiago >< the sharks

• Man vs. Self:


– the strength to catch a giant fish
>< his sorrow for killing the Marlin
– not consider himself to be a
religious person >< pray to the
Virgin Mary in times of great
hardship
2. Conflicts
• Man vs. Man:
– Santiago >< younger
fishermen
– He does not have any
friends other than the boy
because no one respects
him
– They often mock at
Santiago’s bad luck
3. Climax
• Santiago kills the fish and its blood attracts the eager sharks nearby:
– During the very beginning of the battle between Santiago and
the group of sharks, all of his weapons have been used
– He has no effective weapons left to fight the sharks  must
watch helplessly as they strip the carcass of all its remaining
meat
3. Climax

 His hopes of taking home his huge fish are dashed when the
sharks attack and eat the fish
 Although he loses his giant fish, Santiago is still a winner
II. CHARACTERS
1. Santiago
2. Manolin
3. The Marlin
4. The Sharks
1. SANTIAGO
a. A meticulous and
skillful fisherman:
• Meticulous: prepares carefully
for each outing on his boat
and when he makes a catch.

• Skillful:
 When the marlin indicates
its tiredness, Santiago uses all
his strength to pull the fish
and stab with a harpoon
 When he loses his harpoon
in killing the shark, he makes
new one by strapping his knife
to the end of an oar to ward
off the next line of sharks
b. Has been suffered terribly throughout the story:

• has become the laughing–stock


because of his bad luck.

• endures a long and devastating


struggle with the marlin.

• undergoes a remarkable fight with


the sharks constantly destroying the
old man’s prize marlin.
c. An optimistic, humble, patient, brave and
determined man:

• Optimistic: hopes the next day will bring him better luck.

• Humble: despite being a very skillful fisherman, he never regards


himself as the best.

• Patient: after 84 days, he still decides to goes far out the sea; and
patiently waits for every turn of the marlin for 3 days & nights.

• Brave: despite the lack of food and water and his pain, he fights for
what he has been waiting for (the giant marlin) and struggle with his
great opponents (the sharks).

• Determined: after a long time without catching any fish, he refuses to


be discouraged and keeps trying his best to get what he deserves.
2. MANOLIN
a. A young boy who shows great
concern for Santiago:

• does whatever he can to help the old man: food,


coffee, blankets, etc.

• cries several times and still keeps taking good care


of the old man after he has suffered from the
tragedy.
b. A loyal apprentice:

• wants to be a faithful
companion with the old man
despite being forbidden by
his parents.

• desires to learn from the old


man.
3. THE MARLIN

a. Giant & marvelous:

• 18-foot & 1500-pound fish.

• has blue and silver stripes on


its sides.

• strong and long resistant.


b. Stubborn & full of challenges:

• Refuses to come to the


surface.

• Tows the old man’s skiff


for 2 straight days.

• Pulls the old man further


and further from land.
4. THE SHARKS

a. Vicious: tear apart the


marlin’s body and
mutilate chunks of meat.

b. Leave the old man


devastated: nothing
remains but the long
backbone now just is
garbage.
IV.THEME
1.Friendship
• Based on mutual respect.
• Santiago love Manolin and the boy deeply admires the old man’s fishing
abilities.
• Brotherhood with certain creatures on the sea based on similar
characteristics such as nobility or determination.
•The marlin is both the old man’s friend and his enemy.

2. Man and the Natural World


• He loves the sea, birds, and fish.
• Creatures and the natural world become a lens through which we examine the
old man.
• We see a sense of inescapability in these ideas. the old man justifies and
interprets his actions and the actions of others as things that they "are born to
do”
3. Memory and the Past
• Santiago recalls a strength and prowess of his
youth.
• The past can be used to comment on the present
• The old man’s memory of the lions is a constant
motif, compares his own abilities to their prowess
and pride

4. Respect and Pride


• The battle with the marlin is the notion of respect.
• Respect for the marlin, repeatedly emphasizing this
during his struggle and after he has killed the fish.
• The old man derives respect from others with
displays of strength and prowess..
• Pride and humility are not mutually exclusive
qualities.
• His pride is referred to as "long gone."
• The Sea - represents the
V. SYMBOLISM
Universe and Santiago's isolation
in the Universe.
•The Marlin - represents the
ultimate opponent
• The Sharks - destructive forces
in life.
• Joe Dimaggio - symbolizes the
indomitable will of the human
spirit.
• The Lions - represent virility,
youth, and hope of eternal life (at
the end of the novel).
• Manolin - hope.
• The lost harpoon - symbolic of
individuals who lose their faith as
life's woes attack
V. Point of View and Tone

1. Point of View

The third person omniscient

 A hidden narrator

 Crucial to the story

 Able to understand how Manolin and


Santiago felt about each other
2. Tone
Factual but sympathetic

 Seriously, not really any humor

 The simple statement of emotions and thoughts 


a raw view into the head and heart of this
endearing fisherman.
VI. Language and Style

1. The language

• simple

• most are short sentences

• Sometimes the old man


uses Spanish word
2. Style

• Journalistic

• Minimum amount of words but maximum


meaning and effect

• Simple narration yet powerful, pithy, and direct

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