II October 26‚ 2012 The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea is the story of an epic battle between an old‚ experienced Cuban fisherman and a large marlin. The novel opens with the explanation that the fisherman‚ who is named Santiago‚ has gone 84 days without catching a fish. Santiago is considered "salao"‚ the worst form of unlucky. In fact‚ he is so unlucky that his young apprentice‚ Manolin‚ has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and been ordered to fish with
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Short story: Definition and History. A short story like any other term does not have only one definition‚ it has many definitions‚ but all of them are similar in a general idea. According to The World Book Encyclopedia (1994‚ Vol. 12‚ L-354)‚ “the short story is a short work of fiction that usually centers around a single incident. Because of its shorter length‚ the characters and situations are fewer and less complicated than those of a novel.” In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
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Ellen Goodman‚ the author of the short story‚ “Company Man.” The story was all too real and relatable. Something that can happen and tear apart the best of families. A father or mother constantly working‚ over working‚ and becoming so involved with their job that their family begins to live in the shadow of their everyday thoughts. This man Phil fell victim to what some may consider a type of disease‚ addicted to work. “He worked himself to death‚ finally and precisely‚ at 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning
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our case‚ however‚ the cycle is not a small metal circle‚ but instead the endless cycle of work we put ourselves through that results in nothing worthwhile. In her short story “The Company Man‚” Ellen Goodman exemplifies the uselessness of these draining efforts through an extended anecdote about a workaholic named Phil. In the story‚ Goodman utilizes direct quotations and precise diction to show that while she disapproves of Phil and his choices‚ she understands why he made the decisions he did
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this poem it reminds me of when I was a little girl how it was difficult to grow up. This poem brings back memories. Back in that time‚ my family wasn’t a well-to-do family. It makes me remember how hard it is to do things on my own and it took me a very long time to be independent and start to mature. It also make me think how much farther I have to develop in order to completely grow up and reminds me when I was young in life and everything was still new to me. It also reminds me of learning and
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The old man and the sea The Old Man and the Sea Author Bio spent the next 14 years living in Cuba. After a final move to Idaho‚ Hemingway took his own life in 1961‚ leaving behind his wife and three sons. w w w. L i t C h a r t s . c o m Background Info Full Name: Ernest Miller Hemingway Pen Name: Ernest Hemingway Date of Birth: July 21‚ 1899 Place of Birth: Oak Park‚ Illinois Date of Death: July 2‚ 1961 Brief Life Story: Ernest Hemingway grew up outside a suburb of Chicago‚ spending
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Pisces of a (Very Young) Man Here was a young man; he was too young to work but him rather work for any position instead of asking money for his parent. He worked as a dishwasher in a steak house. He doesn’t like the job because the heat from dishwasher was extremely hot. Everyone knew he was underage to work but no one treated him like a kid but more like a friend. Sooner he got familiar with the machines‚ he know how to beat the heat and his supervisor always gave him extra salary.
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The book The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway‚ is about an old man‚ Santiago‚ and his genuine fondness of the sea. Every day he travels out to sea to go fishing which is his occupation. For the past eighty-four days the old man has not caught a single fish. On the eighty-fifth day he sails out to sea as usual‚ and this is the day that changes Santiago’s life forever. He hooks an unusually immense marlin‚ and they have an agonizing battle for several days. Hemingway often compares Santiago
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English 3 “The Old Man and the Sea” In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway shows Santiago‚ a Cuban fisherman‚ as a strong and heroic man. The man’s epic battle between the marlin represents his strength and symbolizes endurance. Santiago has set a journey to the sea for 84 days and is beat when he returns home with nothing. His friend Manolin has been forced by his parents to leave the old man to fish. Ernest Hemingway has created a character that has made a brave man who personifies
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Attempt to Strive In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Santiago is challenged to fight his way through multiple forces. Him trying to overcome these obstacles are not just because of the threat to his survival. He does it for his own personal content and confidence. All throughout the book‚ the Old Man has to face the power of the Marlin‚ the sharks‚ the ocean‚ and his lack of energy. His peaceful fishing adventure changed to a not so happily ever after ending‚ unfortunately. Without breaking down these
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