The Old Man and the Sea is about an old fisherman named Santiago who thinks that his luck has ran out. Before he got old he was a very good fisher and could catch plenty of fish. Now however he hardly ever catches anything. Santiago's young friend Manolin used to fish with him but he had to stop because his parents wanted him to fish with someone who caught something everyday. After weeks of not catching anything, Santiago goes out and catches the largest fish that he has ever seen in his life. He has a hard time getting it up and it takes away all of his strength. He has

Upon finally returning to the village, he is so tired that he is not able to worry about this fish and goes directly to his shack and sleeps for an extremely long time. When he is awaken by Manolin, he finds that the fish that he caught was destroyed by the sharks and that all of his efforts were for not. However Manolin encourages Santiago to continue fishing because he still has much to learn about the sea.

Santiago establishes his dignity through the code of values that he has because he is a fisherman. His experience as a fisherman gives him the victory that he wins over nature herself in the form of the large marlin and the sharks. When he comes upon the marlin, he knows that he might not be able to return with the whole thing or even any of it. However he continues to fight the fish. After fighting the fish for three days Santiago finally comes away with the largest victory of his life. This increases his pride and his courage. He feels like he is king of the world because he was able to beat such a great fish. Santiago shows that man is not made for defeat. A man can be dest

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