Santiago, a strange old man, has gone 84 days without catching a fish and wants to catch one last big fish. People in his village have began to view him as Salao, or unlucky, and his best friend, a young boy named Manolin, has even began to stop fishing with him because his parents say he won't catch a fish with him. Santiago wants to break this long streak so he goes fishing very far out in his skiff and sees a large man of war bird and goes to it because he knows that it is catching fish and wants to go see what its getting. He then catches a Tuna. Then he continues to go out and hooks a huge fish. He then gets ready to pull it in and it does not budge, this is when he realizes he in for a long journey. The fish, or the Marlin, begin to
steadily put Santiago and his skiff farther out into the sea, Santiago then realizes that he is in trouble so he cuts all his other lines and ties them onto the Marlin’s. Night then falls and Santiago stays up with the line tied around him and his left and begins to cramp. At night he eats the Tuna he caught earlier. Then Santiago continued his long battle for another day and dropped another line for food later. Over time Santiago contemplates many things such as why he went out so far, if would get lost, if the fish would die, and if the weather got bad. He later catches a dauphin on the line he put down earlier. The Marlin then jumps, which Santiago wanted because if it did not it could have gone down deep and died. Later that day Santiago risks sleeping for a while because the fish has calmed down. Then the next night Santiago hears the fish jumps about a dozen times. This means the fish is really tired, and eventually it begins to circle the boat. Each circle gets shorter and shorter until Santiago got the fish on its side and he stabbed it with his harpoon.
“ Where your treasure is, there also will be your heart”(159). This is what the alchemist said to the main character. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, tells a story of a boy named Santiago, who goes on a long journey to discover his personal legend. As Santiago goes on his journey to pursue his personal legend, he is faced with many challenges, as well as left to make difficult decisions that change him forever. As Santiago travels the world, he becomes a hero. In The Alchemist, Santiago shows characteristics, as well as archetypal characteristics that make him a hero. Santiago displays kindness, bravery and wisdom; also he is considered a hero because he displays many characteristics of an archetypal hero. He displays archetypal characteristics such as: receiving supernatural help, proving himself many times and receiving an apotheosis.
The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, a very old fisherman, and his quest to catch a fish after eighty four days of failing to catch any fish at all. When his young apprentice, Manolin, is forced to abandon him by his parents, Santiago sets out farther than he has ever traveled at sea in hopes that larger fish will be available for catching. Not only does he spend several days fighting with a great marlin that he manages to hook before finally killing him, he also battles with hungry sharks, as well as his own body, which, at times, seems to be failing him.
To begin with, the old man is determined just as the fish is. When Santiago first hooks the fish, he states, “‘Fish,’ he said softly, aloud, ‘I’ll stay with you until I am dead’” (Hemingway 52). This shows how he will risk his life to prove that he can catch this marlin. Santiago was fixed on catching this fish and ending his bad luck streak. And, as the marlin doesn’t have much of a choice, he will fight until he dies as well. They are both very
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The main character had determination, and the success of catching the Marlin was a reward for all the trouble that he had been through. He seemed desperate to make the catch to break the streak; ““He can’t have gone,” he said. “Christ knows he can’t have gone. He’s making a turn. Maybe he has been hooked before and he remembers something of it.” Then he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy.” This catch brought the old man joy and happiness; thus, showing that it indeed was a success. The old man was had been working with determination for long. The hard work that was involved in this strenuous work had been intensified by the power of the fish and the age of the old man. ““Keep my head clear” he said against the wood of the bow. “I am a tired old man. But I have killed this fish which is my brother and now must do the slave work.” The lesson it teaches is that hard work pays off, that “pay off” is in other words a success. Hard work and determination is to be rewarded with success.
Santiago is a poor fisherman who goes out to fish and endures pain and hardship for no result. He returns, defeated and vows that he is unlucky. When all is lost, Manolin appears on his doorstep and helps him realize he indeed has a reason to hope. “‘No. I am not lucky. I am not lucky anymore’ The old man said. ‘The hell with luck,’ the boy said. ‘I’ll bring the luck with me’” (Hemingway 124). Santiago has given up hope of ever fishing again. He believes himself to be unlucky. The old man lost the fish that could have brought everything to him. Manolin believes in Santiago when he is at the trough of his existence. Santiago finds hope.
In Hemingway’s The old man and the sea, Santiago was a “code hero” who exemplified the admirable quality of perseverance through his actions. Santiago was an example of perseverance when he fights the marlin for three days. Santiago went out to the sea as far as he could to catch a big fish. On his first day, he adjusts the line on his fishing pole so everything is perfect. Then, he sees a dolphin and a bird compete for food. Next, Santiago feels something pulling on the line, and he knows it is a big fish. The fish starts to pull the boat against the current. Santiago wishes the boy was with him to help him and so he can teach him how to catch a fish. On the first night, the marlin pulls the boat very far and Santiago can’t see land
1 Santiago importunes his father about travelling. Santiago's father was reluctant to support his son because he endeavored for his son to becoming a priest, but, eventually, the father granted Santiago three ancient coins to purchase sheep and transition into a shepard. 2 Santiago sleeps in an abandoned church on route to Tarifa, Spain to sell wool and meet the Merchant's daughter. Nevertheless, Santiago perceived a recurring dream, but this dream prematurely halts every time Santiago desires to question it. 3 In Tarifa, Spain, Santiago visits a gypsy woman in order to have his engrossing dream interpreted; the woman states that a child would Santiago towards the Egyptian Pyramids to pursue some treasure.
The winds howled through the canyon interior, creating odd shrieks and whines. The tall light-brown earthy walls rose high, far higher than any man could see, like giants staring down at feeble mankind. The night sky, far above the canyon walls was illuminated by stars and the luminous full moon. It was unbearably cold, with a sharp breeze that seemed to go right through any number of layers of thick clothing. The only true escape from the chill was in the caravan, a large, bulbous vehicle, wheels outfitted for the rough, rocky path it was taking. Some sat in the caravan, mostly women and children, amongst the numerous crates and bags of supplies, the less fortunate of the refugees walked alongside, rifles in hand.
Santiago’s attitude seems to be that although he faces difficulties, he finds the strength inside of him to be able to overcome them. Once he hooked the marlin, Santiago comes to a realization that he cannot kill the fish quickly. Though he is faced with a problem, the old man is able to find the best of the situation. He begins to form a bond with the marlin, as he repeatedly alludes to it as his own brother. “Now we are joined together and have been since noon. And no one to help either one of us” (Hemingway 50). Santiago recognizes that he and the marlin are just inhabitants of all the tropical life in the Gulf Stream. The fact that he is able to bond with the marlin shows how much he has encountered, for the marlin is Santiago’s prey, and he surprisingly finds a relation between him and the fish. This results in the formation of a bond. The marlin changes from merely being what Santiago was attempting to hunt down, to serving as a metaphor illustrating his emotional and physical position. “Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man in the skiff. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man and over all of the skiff” (Hemingway 94). The death of the marlin has great impact on Santiago...
The fish withholds a great part in this book. The Old Man and the Sea is a book that’s about a small town where the residents revolve their lives around fishing. The fish is a symbol of beauty and it is a greatly admired creature to these people. An example from the book is on page 49. Santiago has been fishing for 84 days and decides not to return home without a fish on the 85th day. On the 85th day, alone in the boat, he manages to hook an enormous marlin, the biggest fish he's ever seen in all his life. The fish is larger and stronger than Santiago. Santiago's experienced fishing skills and his will to catch and survive push him to pursue the fish for many days and many miles out to sea.
Paulo Coelho's novel, "The Alchemist ", narrates the tale of Santiago, a shepherd boy who sets off on a quest after dreaming of riches hidden among the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago is inspired to follow his heart and achieve his destiny by dreams and omens that seem to guide him along the way of his journey. He soon gains the ability to decipher the clues along the way that lead him in a direction of self-awareness as well as a sense of direction. An omen predicting a hidden wealth close to the Egyptian pyramids is the first dream that Santiago had when starting his expedition.
After forty days without catching any fish Manolin 's parents told him that he was not allowed to go out fishing with Santiago anymore, they said Santiago was bad luck. Manolin ended up going out and fishing in another boat and caught many fish. Santiago went a total of eighty five days without catching any fish, but he never did give up. Santiago said Manolin 's parents had no faith in him, but Santiago said, “But we have. Haven’t we.” (11).
In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago has gone eighty four days without catching a fish. He decides he is going to go as far out in the water as he needs to catch the biggest fish he can find. Santiago 's friend Manolin is a boy who loves Santiago and does everything he can to help take care of him. Manolin helps Santiago get everything ready for Santiago 's big trip out into the sea. When Santiago takes of Manolin can not go with him. As Santiago is moving through the sea
The main character is an old Cuban fisherman, named Santiago. “Everything about him was old except his eyes and they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated.” Santiago has had bad luck in catching anything in the last few months. One day Santiago sets out into the Gulf Stream, when he hooks a giant marlin. “Fish, I love you and respect you very much; but I will ki...