The Old Man and the Sea
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This document summarizes and analyzes Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea". It discusses the main character, Santiago, an old fisherman who goes 84 days without catching a fish. Despite his age, poverty, and loneliness, he perseveres with humble and determined spirit. After catching a giant marlin, he engages in a long struggle to survive against the marlin and a shark attacking his catch. Though he loses the fish, the document argues that through his continued struggle against adversity, Santiago demonstrates that a man can be destroyed but not defeated.
The Old Man and the Sea
- 1. Name – Parmar Shubhda A. Paper -10 (The American Literature) Roll no – 30 Topic – ‘Man can be destroyed, but not defeated’ (The Old Man and the Sea) Submitted to –S.B Gardi Department of English Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
- 2. Introduction : Hemingway’s master piece . This novel won the Nobel price. Hemingway present life of an old man.
- 3. About Santiago : Protagonist of the novel. Old fisherman. His knowledge of the sea and its creatures of his craft. Brave, confidence, cheerful and optimistic. A resourceful person.
- 4. Man VS. Nature : Santiago VS Marlin Santiago VS the shark His loves for living creatures He talks about - Birds as friend. - The shark as personal enemies.
- 5. Man VS Man : Santiago VS younger fish . He does not have any friend other than the boy because no one respect him . Mock at Santiago’s bad luck .
- 6. Skillful Fisherman: Santiago uses all his strength . He attack with harpoon and knife .
- 7. Life’s climax : He lives his life with great passion . He has gone eighty four days without catching a fish . The joke of his small village . Age – poverty – loneliness . Humble , long suffering courageous . Failure experience . He loses his giant fish . “A Fight for survival”.
- 8. An optimistic, humble , patient, brave and determined man : His hopes for next day . He never regards himself as the best . Eighty four days patiently waits for every turn . Despite the luck of food and water and his pain .
- 9. Over all views : A hero exhibits “Grace under pressure”. A hero is a person of action . Santiago - ‘every man’. Never loses his self confidence and his faith . He was working like Youngman .(youth and old age). The Old Man And The Sea - Spencer Tracy - 1958.mp4
- 10. Conclusion : Instead he emerges as a hero . Struggle itself that man prove him self . It is struggle for life . Defeat is spiritual and psychological submission . Story about continual struggle against defeat .
- 11. At last moral of his life is, “A man can be destroyed but not defeated .”
- 12. Thank you