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    Revealing the Character of Santiago‚ In Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea‚” illustrates the love an old fisherman has for a boy‚ and the sacrifice he is willing to make for him to become his fishing partner. John Clark Pratt‚ in his peer article‚ “My Pilgrimage: Fishing for Religion with Hemingway‚” has done research that tells us‚ “Santiago’s name refers to St. James‚ who is the great fisherman also considered by some religions to be the brother of Christ

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    Alyssa Colletti FYW- 101 Professor Timmons April 15‚ 2013 The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway was born on July 21‚ 1899 in Oak Port‚ Illinois. Throughout his high school career he excelled in sports‚ and English class. For fun Hemingway enjoyed the outdoors‚ which got him into fishing and camping. When he graduated he started to work for The Kansas City Star as a junior reporter. Hemingway got his style of writing from the Kansas City Star’s Style Guide for writing: “use short sentences

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    The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway depicts the dismal reality of life’s cruelty‚ portraying how circumstances sometimes have inevitably dire outcomes regardless of the precautions we take or the effort we exert. But though the depravity of life controls our fate‚ it doesn’t determine our intestinal fortitude. Santiago was an extremely diligent and hardworking man. Day in and day out‚ rain or shine‚ he worked diligently and vigorously at the only trade he had ever

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    Themes embodying Human Nature in the Old Man And The Sea From the very first page to the last‚ the Old Man and the Sea‚ by Earnest Hemingway embodies the full plethora of a labyrinth known as human nature. Santiago‚ the protagonist‚ is described to the reader as flying the "flag of permanent defeat" (Hemingway‚ 9). He is a destitute individual‚ with barely food to eat‚ let alone a bed to sleep in. Yet he is a source of great determination‚ and promises that one day he will catch a fish of massive

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    The Freedom of Man The Age of Enlightenment swept across Europe in the 18th century. This time period was also known as the Age of Reason. This time period represented a cultural shift of political power. Several philosophers‚ also known as intellectuals opposed the idea of rule of the people by authoritarian monarchies. They sought to reform society from this traditional rule to a way of using reason to govern the people. Two of these important intellectuals were John Locke and Jean-Jacques

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    This extract has been taken from the novella‚ “The Old Man and the Sea‚” by Ernest Hemmingway which was written in Cuba in the year of 1951 and was published in 1952. This fictional novella is Ernest Hemmingway’s last work and is a parable of man’s struggle with the natural world‚ his endurance in the face of adversity. Hemmingway’s idea of the fishing community was chosen particularly because he had witnessed the plight of the Cuban fishermen and could relate his life to theirs in many ways. Although

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    Character Analysis of Santiago Santiago‚ a character in Ernest Hemmingway’s The Old Man and the Sea‚ is a very interesting character who is especially worthy of an in-depth character analysis. By making Santiago really the only important and developed character‚ Hemingway focuses the mind of the reader on this one character‚ which allows the reader to fully concentrate on the actions and characteristics of Santiago. Hemingway also writes in such a way that‚ instead of offering up an analysis‚ there

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    The Old Man and the Sea as an Allegory: Sharks The novel “The Old Man and the Sea” was an allegory for Hemingway’s life‚ meaning the book was symbolic to Ernest’s journey and struggles. In this novel‚ the old man was faced with a dramatic life or death situation when he was getting chased by sharks while catching for the marlin. “The old man’s head was clear and good now and he was full of resolution but he had little hope. It was too good to last‚ he thought. He took one look at the great fish

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    “The Old Man and the Sea:” A Tale of Betrayed Brotherhood In Ernest Hemingway’s novella “The Old Man and the Sea‚” an old fisherman named Santiago faces the challenge of catching the largest fish of his life‚ an act he hopes will bring immortal greatness to his name. The accomplishment of this goal‚ however‚ hinges on the act of killing a creature Santiago often deems his equal‚ as exemplified by his recurring reference to the fish as a brother. The old man’s longing for greatness negates any moral

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    these Starkre explains prevents rationalist from encountering reality and they never encounter the existing individual in their totality. Freedom plays a big part in being an existentialist‚ But Starkre explains freedom in a different way. When defined by Starkre freedom is the condition of human existence‚ not a characteristic of human nature. Our freedom is created by our experience‚ decisions and spontaneous actions in life. Starkre continues to say that nothing

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