The old man and the sea- From what simple things come
Why is it that everything in life has to have a conflict? Whether it is good or bad, something has to trigger it. In The Old Man in the Sea, a character, named Santiago, fell into a conflict of inadequate proportions. He went out into the sea, searching to find something that might take his life complete, to maybe find some serenity. Not only did he find it, but there was a catch. Was Santiago strong enough to keep it? Was he strong enough to take on the beasts in the water? Santiago caught a fish, not only the fish that he would have waited eighty-five days for, but a fish in such gigantic means that he could have waited a lifetime. All Santiago needed was a little hope and encouragement to help him on his quest. Santiago found comfort in the animals surrounding, such as the fish, the birds, and the turtles. "He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends in the ocean" (29.) It was that the ocean was just like him, lonely and isolated. It was a comforting thought that these animals were always there with him, as if they were guiding him throughout his quest. These fish were companions to Santiago, they made him feel as if there was always someone there, alway
To be of last assistance to Santiago, would be the turtles. "He loved green turtles and hawk-bills with their elegance and speed and their great value and he had a friendly contempt for the huge, stupid loggerheads, yellow in their armour-plating, strange in their lovemaking, and happily eating Portuguese men-of-war with their eyes shut" (36-7) "He was sorry for them all, even the great trunk backs that were as long as the skiff and weighed a ton. Most people are heartless about turtles because a turtles heart will beat for hours after he has been cut up and butchered" (37). Santiago had benign heart, and cared for all creatures, because he was so much like them. "During the night two porpoises came around the boat and he could hear them rolling and blowing. He could tell the difference between the blowing noise the male made and the sighing blow of the female. ' They are good,' he said. 'They play and make jokes and love one another. They are our brothers like the flying fish.'" (48). It is that Santiago cares for these creatures so much because he has a heart like theirs and hands too. He is strong like them, and idolizes them all he can. They are friendship, admiration and courage are something that Santiago realized. They kept pushing to go a little further. But not all things turn out as planned. Although Santiago had a lot of encouragement before his journey into the great unknown, he needed something a lot
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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