Compare And Contrast The Old Man And The Sea By Ernest Hemingway
Earnest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea Written by Ernest Hemingway, a man who killed himself with his favorite shotgun, bought from Abercrombie & Fitch. The man who said,
“But man is not made for defeat. Aman can be destroyed but not defeated.” A very interesting quote, from a man who destroyed himself. Even though Ernest Hemingway unfortunately killed himself the man still lived a very exciting and eventful life. Hemingway enjoyed hunting, and went on many hunting trips. Even though The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway included lots of detail and great description, the old man was still very under prepared going out to sea, and he was to late to realize how under prepared he was, until it was too late. …show more content…
One strange comparison the old man made was how birds had a harder life than we do saying, “He was sorry for the birds, especially the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and looking and almost never finding, and he thought, the birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and the heavy strong ones.” (Hemingway 29). Hemingway made analogies that were a little different in most people’s mind, and wouldn’t be thought of by most people. Hemingway would also consider certain animals his friends, but not an ordinary dog or cat that you could pet, and might be considered more of a friend. Hemingway would call certain fish his friends, on page 29 he says, “He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends of the ocean.” (Hemingway 29). Almost every person, that has a pet dog, and considers their dog their friend, would not eat their dog. Later in the book the old man eats the flying fish, and he called the flying fish his “principal friends of the ocean.” The old man also referred to the ocean as “la mar” which is what the people from Mexico would call her when they love her. The old man would also compare the ocean to a Women. Some people might refer to mother nature as a “her” or a “women” but would not call mother nature the one they love, because she is not a real person, or even anything that actually
“But man is not made for defeat. Aman can be destroyed but not defeated.” A very interesting quote, from a man who destroyed himself. Even though Ernest Hemingway unfortunately killed himself the man still lived a very exciting and eventful life. Hemingway enjoyed hunting, and went on many hunting trips. Even though The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway included lots of detail and great description, the old man was still very under prepared going out to sea, and he was to late to realize how under prepared he was, until it was too late. …show more content…
One strange comparison the old man made was how birds had a harder life than we do saying, “He was sorry for the birds, especially the small delicate dark terns that were always flying and looking and almost never finding, and he thought, the birds have a harder life than we do except for the robber birds and the heavy strong ones.” (Hemingway 29). Hemingway made analogies that were a little different in most people’s mind, and wouldn’t be thought of by most people. Hemingway would also consider certain animals his friends, but not an ordinary dog or cat that you could pet, and might be considered more of a friend. Hemingway would call certain fish his friends, on page 29 he says, “He was very fond of flying fish as they were his principal friends of the ocean.” (Hemingway 29). Almost every person, that has a pet dog, and considers their dog their friend, would not eat their dog. Later in the book the old man eats the flying fish, and he called the flying fish his “principal friends of the ocean.” The old man also referred to the ocean as “la mar” which is what the people from Mexico would call her when they love her. The old man would also compare the ocean to a Women. Some people might refer to mother nature as a “her” or a “women” but would not call mother nature the one they love, because she is not a real person, or even anything that actually