Double Statues and Equality of Women

[A Lesson Learned from an Old Man and a Fish]

[In Ernest Hemmingway’s peaceful tale “The Old Man and the Sea”, he develops the theme of failure vs. success by showing that in some cases what seems to be a failure can just be a miner set back, and not a complete and utter failure. Success is a reward that the old man received after his long period of failure and his long time determination. It seemed like a failure when the reward was stripped of flesh, on the contrary, it was just a small setback. Surprisingly, the old man gains respect from the remains. That showed that what seemed to be a failure, turned out to be a success.

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.

Success is not always apparent, but can sometimes take time to be seen, and this applies to climax of the old ma...

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...nd a setback making it seem like a failure, but when analyzed it becomes clear that it was a success.

In conclusion, the inspiring and thought-provoking story of “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway teaches that failure is giving up and is a complete loss, but the old man’s experience was not failure, it was, in fact, a small setback. It is important to know that the difference between failure and success. Success is what the old man had received for hard work, repeated failure, and determination, failure is giving in surrendering and loosing hope, which the old man didn’t do. At the climax of the story, when the sharks ate the Marlin, it showed sometimes what seemed to be a failure can actually be a success, which was hidden. The Main character gained much respect form the catching of the Marlin, which made it a success and not a failure.]