How Did The Old Man Try To Catch A Huge Marlin

Old Man and the Sea
Imagine if you were a puritan. Imagine if you were a puritan on a boat by yourself trying to catch a huge marlin. This is what the old man from the book “Old man and the Sea” had to do during this story. The puritans would adore the book “Old man and the Sea” due to hard working, having a respected authority, and the belief in self reliance.
The puritans would support the book “Old man and the Sea” because of the hard working in the story. The old man shows the hard work in this book. A way there was hard work was his hard work to catch the enormous marlin. The old man tried very hard for this marlin. He went 85 days until he finally got a hook on the marlin. Another example the old man had was he would not give up on this thing for three days. He was actually sleep deprived because he hardly slept when he got a hook on the marlin. The old man was tired, but he was still working hard for something he wanted. The last example is

when he fought off sharks. The old man attracted sharks because of the marlins blood in the water. The sharks destroyed the boat and the man had to fend for himself. He had to work his way succeeding and surviving against the sharks and the old man did just that. The old man got away safely.
There was not just hard working.

There was also a respected authority in the story. The old man is resected in the story. He is respected for many things. One thing he is respected for is that he is a hard working man. He worked hard for 85 days trying to catch a Marlin. The Marlin the old man was trying to catch was a giant fish that was hard to catch. Another example of him being a respected figure also falls under hard work. The old man got some to no sleep for three days because the Marlin was hooked. The old man was probably tired and couldn’t continue. This Marlin was his main priority. Last example of him being a respected figure was at the end of the book. When the old man came upon shore and multiple people came to him. The fact he was able to catch the marlin was incredible to many people. Including the boy who used to be on his boat with the old man. The boy was so surprised and excited to see the old man with the marlin. The boy didn’t even go on the boat with him to help the old man with the

marlin.
The third and final reason the puritans would endorse this story is the way that this book believes in self reliance. A way this story shows the belief in self reliance is the old man goes to sea by himself. The old man could have backed out and waited for some help on the boat. He decided that he could do it himself and needed no one on the boat. This tells the reader that he believes he can catch this huge Marlin by himself. He believes that he's capable of doing it himself. Considering the old man didn’t need any help. The final way the old man believes in self reliance is that he knew it would be quite the wait to catch this marlin. There was an 85 day wait to even get a hook on this fish.
Due to the hard work, having a respected authority, and the belief of self reliance, the Puritans would appreciate the book “The old man and the sea” . If a puritan was there they would definitely appreciate the hard work this old man put in.