understand what the story symbolizes. Primarily‚ Hemingway uses symbolism to comment on the journey of life and facing defeats. In addition‚ Hemingway creates a parallel between his own life‚ and the life of Santiago. Finally‚ the plot of the novel symbolizes many different Christian themes‚ including Santiago being a Christ figure. Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism to define his characters in The Old Man and the Sea. The Old Man and the Sea symbolizes life and the struggles that one endures during their lifetime
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connect. For example‚ Santiago learns a lesson about finding his treasure and figure out where he needs to be to find his treasure. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is there you will find your treasure.” First‚ Santiago is a boy who dreams of traveling against his father’s wishes of him becoming a priest. Next‚ Santiago arrives in Africa and is robbed of his money. Last‚ Santiago finally reaches the pyramid. To begin‚ Santiago wants to travel even
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dream. For Santiago especially we see several complications throughout the beginning of the story. These complications make Santiago lose the little faith he had‚ but he soon recovers it because he realizes that Melchizedek the king of Salem is always with him in his journey. When Santiago arrived at Africa no one spoke Spanish‚ this complicated everything because it was hard to communicate with anyone‚ but when Santiago was at the bar he found a man who spoke Spanish‚ a man that Santiago believed
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will abandon whatever they were trying to complete. When Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ dreamt the same dream twice‚ he decided to seek a gypsy to interpret his dreams. The gypsy in turn‚ informs Santiago that he will discover treasure by the pyramids of Egypt in the near future. At first Santiago scoffs at the gypsy’s divination‚ but as he hesitates to move on‚ an old man appears and convinces Santiago to fulfill his “Personal Legend.” As Santiago progresses throughout his journey‚ he met many people
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Hemingway’s story‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ the main character Santiago faces many challenges during his time at sea. Ultimately‚ The Old Man and the Sea is a tale of victory shown through Santiago’s attitudes and actions. For instance‚ Santiago’s confidence makes him victorious. Manolin is not allowed to fish with Santiago because his father does not have faith Santiago will catch any fish. Santiago reassures Manolin he will again be lucky. Santiago convinces Manolin he can take on a large fish by himself
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heart and go to the party? The main protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has to face many decisions like this in his journey to the Pyramids of Giza. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” For example‚ Santiago learns some life lessons from a king. Next‚ Santiago learns about the language of the world and love. Finally‚ Santiago finds where his treasure is. First‚ Santiago learns some important lessons from a king. For example
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in the late 1940s. The most important characters in The Old Man and the Sea are Santiago—the old man—Manolin‚ and the marlin. Santiago is the protagonist of the 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
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is an inspiring story about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who traveled from his home in Spain to Egypt in search of treasure buried in the pyramids. Santiago has to take risks that no one would ever take. No one knows what the treasure is‚ not even Santiago and no one knows if Santiago will make this out alive. Along the way‚ Santiago meets people that teach him the importance of following your heart and dreams. Santiago is the main character; he is a shepherd in Spain that travels
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Ernest Hemingway‚ the character Santiago is an excellent example remaining undefeated and enduring to the end. For eighty-four days‚ Santiago had set out to sea and returned empty-handed. On the eighty-fifth day Santiago embarked a wearisome fishing trip at sea that lasted three days. Santiago wrangled with a huge marlin for many hours. He finally captured the marlin but it was later eaten by sharks. Throughout this wearing trip Santiago remained undefeated.
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often overlooked‚ it becomes a key element. Santiago has a reoccurring dream of him going to a field and from there being brought to the Egyptian pyramids. When he meets the King of Salem‚ Melchizedek‚ Santiago tells him about his dream and the King tells him that going to the pyramids is his Personal Legend. The King also says to Santiago‚ “To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation” (Coelho 22). To follow his Personal Legend‚ Santiago must give in order to receive. He must give
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