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    Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea In The Old Man and the Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway uses symbolism to add dimension to his story. Hemingway once said‚ “All the things that are in it do not show‚ but only are with you after you have read it” (Young). He created The Old Man and the Sea with hopes that readers would 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

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    and nobility that Santiago (the old man) wishes he could have. Hemingway just about sums it up when the old man asks: "Why are the lions the main thing that is left?" What a fantastic question. The old man‚ we are told‚ "no longer" dreams about people – just the places‚ and namely the lions. You can go a few directions with this. First‚ the lions are a memory from his youth. Much of his struggle with the fish is about proving that he’s still there. The old man has a statement to make: he’s still

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    The Old Man and The Sea: An Analysis I read this book for the first time in high school and I remembered it just as well as if I had read it yesterday. As I read it again I remembered some of the same language‚ especially the old man talking to his hands. Cursing his left hand when it cramped up on him like it was a separate part of himself and had a mind of its own was particularly interesting. We can see immediately in the beginning of the book that this old man is in a struggle to catch fish

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    in the book the Odysseus by Homer there are many different and similar details in the book and in the movie. There were many differences because well in the movie directors like to Make the movie seem less not like the book‚ since the book has more information. Well in my Essay I will be explains how there are similarities and differences and why the director created The Movie on how it is. Well the the three similarities I found that we’re alike in which the movie and the book are

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    always read the book before you watch the movie. In The Giver Jonas experiences many new places‚ and memories. In the movie and book Jonas experiences many similar activities‚ however there are also many differences. There are many similarities and differences of the setting between the book and the movie‚ The Giver. It takes place in a futuristic city in both the book and movie. In both the Giver still talks about climate change‚ and why the community doesn’t have memories.One difference is that in

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    Reading through the novel The Old Man and the Sea one‚ as a reader‚ can perceive several themes in the book. Hemingway suggests certain subjects for discussion which built up the whole plot‚ therefore giving us options to choose the one we believe is the main one. In the past weeks we have been discussing‚ in a debate‚ which is that main theme. My group’s theme was "Man Defeated" and although it is hard to affirm that this theme was the prevailing one of the book‚ we firmly defend it. Various arguments

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    Symbolism in The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea has a lot of symbolism throughout the story line. A majority of the symbolism occurs when the old man is actually out in the ocean‚ but there is also some symbolism when he is on his island before he sets out to sea. The young boy‚ whom the old man taught to fish‚ symbolizes hope and joy for the old man. They had a strong friendship between the two of them because of this. ‘The old man had taught the boy to fish‚ and the boy loved

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    of profound disappointment." Hemingway’s‚ the Old Man and the Sea is no doubt a very tragic novel. The story starts off with the narrator explaining how Santiago‚ the old man‚ had gone 84 days without catching a fish‚ making the reader feel sorry for Santiago right off the start. The boy is a companion of Santiago who’s been fishing with him‚ like an assistant‚ but still believes the old man is a great fisherman. The boy’s parents call the old man Salao‚ which is the worst form of unlucky‚ and

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    father killed one of the twins. A few differences I saw between the book and the movie were the ages of Jonas‚ Fiona‚ Lily‚ And Asher in the book Jonas‚ Fiona‚ and Asher are 12 but in the movie they are 18‚ in the book Lily is 8 but in the movie she is 9. Another difference I saw between the book and the movie was with the Chief Elder in the book‚ you don’t really hear much from the Chief Elder but the when you watch the movie 30 or 40% of the time you get recognition of the Chief

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    There is quite a few differences between the book and movie The Outsiders. The book is written by S.E. Hinton. We have been reading the outsiders and we were wondering which was better the movie or the book. The book and movie are both easy to relate to because Ponyboy is our age and most of the characters are young. I think the three characters are Sodapop‚Ponyboy‚and Two bit. In the book I pictured them as these tough looking kids but when I saw the movie they actually don’t look as tough as

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