Old Man in the Sea1

A detailed Summary of Old Man in the Sea1

Publication: Simon and Schuster, Inc. in New York, NY.

Theme: It doesn't matter if you succeed as long as you try and enjoyed the attempt. Also even if you don't succeed, its only important if you have the will to try again. If you have the will to try again good things will happen. Santiago supported this theme because for eighty-four days straight he hadn't caught one fish but day after day he would go out and try again and finally one day he caught the biggest and most beautiful fish he could dream of. He succeeded but the fish ended up getting eaten by sharks. Santiago was devastated but decided to keep on fishing.

Place Setting: This book takes place in Cuba and the ocean.

Time Setting: This book takes place in the early nineteen forties

Point of View: This book was told in third person omniscient. I believe Hemmingway p

icked this point of view is because this he can show the characters emotions better and distinguish different characteristics.

Plot: Santiago had gone eighty-four days without catching a single fish, and Manolin's family had refused to let Manolin, a young boy, fish with his friend Santiago because they believed he had bad luck. The night before Santiago was going to fish, Manolin and him talked about Baseball, which they both loved. The next day Santiago set off to try to catch some fish. Santiago ended up catching the biggest, most beautiful he could have dreamed of. Santiago couldn't reel the huge marlin in. The fish continued to swim and didn't lose much energy. Santiago spent three days and finally was able to catch the marlin. Santiago's hands were bruised, his back was extremely sore, and was acting strangely, talking and arguing to himself. Santiago hooked the fish next to the boat and headed back to the villa

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Approximate Word count = 629
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels

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