How Does Santiago Show Pride

Santiago, at first, seems hopeless; he is the joke around town and has not caught a fish in eighty-four days. However, Santiago continues to go out to sea everyday in hopes of catching a fish. With the old man’s determination and his pride on the line, Santiago caughts the biggest fish that anyone has seen, but is then eaten by sharks. Therefore, Santiago’s commitment in killing this big fish, eventually leads to his downfall.

Going months on end without catching a fish, Santiago becomes the laughingstock of the village and is known for having bad luck. In spite of the people in the village doubting him as a fisherman, somehow, Santiago still has just as much pride as any other man. “I am a strange old man “ (14). With his misfortune, Santiago
He killed him for his pride because he is a fisherman (105). After days of sweat and agonizing pain trying to keep a hold of the fishing line, the old man finally kills the fish. The fish is going to die anyways, but does he have to kill me too (92). Even though, Santiago has killed the fish, he has gone through more pain then he had to just for his pride. In addition, to his displeasement, he figures out that the fish is too big for his boat. To fix his problem, Santiago ties the marlin to the outside of his boat. Continuing with his bad luck, a group of sharks devar his prized marlin, leaving nothing but the skeleton. “And make a dream you’ve killed a man” (119). At this point, the old man won the individual battle with the marlin but he has lost the war with nature; he knows that he is finally been beaten. Additionally, Santiago scolds himself for his excessive pride because he became big headed and did not think brightly. All in all, Santiago goes through numerous amounts are time and effort just to have everything wiped away from him due to him letting his pride stand in the
With his meeting with the marlin Santiago goes through conditions that would make any other fisherman let go of the fish and head back home.Which goes back to when Santiago states anyone could fish in May (18). Therefore, his battle with the marlin put his fisherman skills to the test and makes the old man think deeper into life. Why did they make birds so delicate and the sea so cruel (29). In other words, his pride leads him to his destruction and downfall, also helps him earn the respect of the village full of fisherman and also secures his friendship with the boy. A man cannot be defeated, only destroyed (103). In spite of being destroyed by the marlin, the group of sharks and nature itself, Santiago is not defeated as a man. The journey actually increased his status as a