Section #1 Demonstrate Understanding Santiago‚ the protagonist and fisherman in the novella‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ is an old and impoverished man who lives in a small fishing village near Havana‚ Cuba. Although an expert fisherman‚ he had not caught a single fish in eighty-four days. However‚ he refuses to be discouraged and is consistently hopeful that he will have better luck the next day. When Santiago takes his skiff out further into the sea in hopes of catching a bigger fish‚ he is fortunate
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How long have people been fishing‚ not only for fun‚ but as a source of food? The answer‚ thousands of years. “Egyptian artwork from 2000 B.C. shows people fishing” ( Hopkins 6). It is surprising‚ yet understandable knowing that even ancient people fished. It would have been an easy source of food. The lakes‚ rivers‚ streams were all full of a diverse population of fish‚ which would have made fish an easy meal to catch and eat. The Egyptians were the first people to begin fishing‚ so the population
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Santiago is an old fisherman who always is accompanied by a faithful friend named Manolin. The bad luck of Santiago is extended to 84 days and was so bad his reputation as a fisherman who the child’s parents forbade the boy to fish with him after the first 40 days without success at sea. Although mandolin wasn’t fishing with the old man he always worries about his well-being and does its best to be with him and helps in every way possible. One of the differences of the book and the movie is
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Side Effects Of The Evolutionary Process and Failed Experiments in Mutation John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars is not a very ambitious book. It only seeks to explore the meaning of life and death. Throughout the book‚ Green presents contrasting views about the meaning of life (and death). On one hand‚ Green explores various human emotions involving the idea of wanting to keep alive someone whose death is inevitable; but Green also presents the perspective that emotions are just a side effect of
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strength‚ but by perseverance.” In this inspirational novella by Ernest Hemingway Santiago shows an astonishing amount of perseverance. The Old Man and the Sea takes place in Cuba in the 1940s. Santiago‚ often referred to as the old man‚ is an old fisherman who has ran out of luck. He hasn’t caught a fish in 84 days when he decides to go out a little farther than usual. On this three day fishing expedition Santiago hunts down a huge fish in an attempt to break his 84 day hiatus. While on his adventure
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After the procession‚ the body was taken to the burial place or the Forum. The son or other close relative would say the eulogy‚ which usually stated the virtues and achievements of the dead. In later times‚ the honor of saying the eulogy went to the Imperial family. More ceremonies would occur at the tomb like‚ the consecration of the resting place‚ the casting of earth on the remains‚ and the purification of all polluted by the
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A Boat to the New World And I saw then‚ that summer‚ many things that I had seen all my life as if for the first time and I thought that perhaps my father had never been intended for a fisherman physically or mentally. At least not in the manner of my uncles; he had never really loved it. And I remembered that‚ one evening in his room when we were talking about David Copperfield‚ he had said that he had always wanted to go to the university and I had dismissed it then in the
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Manolin joining other fisherman to join other fishermen to catch a fish. The boy is sad to part with the old man. The boy is emotionally attached to old man because “ the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him”. The old man is a hero for the boy so he is devoted to him. He helps him and serves him like a son. He offers the old man a beer‚ brings sardines and fresh baits for the old man. The boy has a great love for old man. He thinks him the best fisherman. He takes care of his
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story. He is an old‚ Cuban fisherman. He is very knowledgeable of his skills and takes pride in them‚ despite his physical restrictions. He has a very close bond with a boy Manolin. Santiago is also a dynamic character. Throughout the novel‚ Santiago goes through extreme changes. The books starts out with him being the laughingstock of the village for not catching a fish in 84 days. His pride is cut deeply‚ and he is determined to prove his skill as a fisherman. By the end of the novel‚ Santiago
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Plot summary The prose fiction Brown girl‚ brownstones by Paule Marshall‚ is a bildungsroman with autobiographical elements‚ tracking the life and experiences of the main protagonist‚ Selina Boyce and the family and friends in her life. Marshall uses various elements and techniques in the prose‚ to bring about different themes‚ characteristics and aspects in her novel. The text is set mainly in the 1930’s Brooklyn‚ New York‚ at a community of brownstone houses occupied by the Bajan immigrants. Though
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