replied that he wanted to use the basket to dump them in the forest when they were old. In the end‚ the couple quickly brought their father back home. The moral lesson is one should not dump their aged parents. Nowadays‚ many children are dumping their aged parents by sending them to the old folks’ home due to different kinds of reasons as well as excuses. Although many people feel that sending their aged parents to the old folks’ home is better for them rather than staying at home‚ I strongly agree that
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cleverly associates the older waiter with the old man. This connection gives the audience a clear understanding of the loneliness and old age the waiter faces. The older waiter in Hemingway’s story identifies with the old man. This is evident through the statements he makes to the younger waiter. In the begining of the work the younger waiter is complaining about the old man staying at the cafe. The older waiter takes up for the old man by explaining that the old man‚ "stays up because he likes it" (Hemingway
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Book review: The Old Man and the Sea. Written by Ernest Hemingway in 1951 (published 1952). The Old man and the Sea is perhaps one of his most famous works‚ which won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. “You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food‚ he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved him after. If you love him‚ it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more? -You think too much‚ old man‚ he said aloud
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The Old Man and the Sea was written by Ernest Hemingway. Some people may think it is a very basic book or easy reading. The book had deeper meaning and a lot depth. Hemingway used lots of symbolism‚ the theme of loneness‚ and the imagery of the lions on the beach to write his book. There are certain symbols we can detect and are foreshadowed throughout the book. The bird symbolized the little boy‚ Manolin‚ visiting the old man and gave him comfort. The narrator says “The bird made the stern of the
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countries‚ the old come to live in old people’s home with nursing services which are partly paid by the government. However‚ in my opinion‚ elderly people should live in their own homes. Firstly‚ elderly people are offered better care when living at home. As a family only looks after one or two elderly people‚ other members can immediately satisfy their needs. Moreover‚ their children understand old people’s habits‚ so they can easily give the most suitable care. In contrast‚ in old people’s
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The generation gap is one which cannot be bridged The so-called “generation gap” always exists as an inevitable social phenomenon of all time. The nature of this is differences and misunderstandings between the young and their elders causing a big gap that cannot be bridged as many considered. However‚ there are still multiple people believing in the “possibility” and attempting to bridge generations by narrowing the gap gradually. To start with‚ we all cannot deny the truism that
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Santiago has gone 84 days without catching one fish‚ he does not back down‚ he gets back up and keeps moving along. Santiago had one tuna fish‚ and one water bottle throughout his whole treacherous journey. On his way to accomplish his goal he runs into some major roadblocks‚ but he defeats them with grace. Santiago from “The Old Man and the Sea” shows grit throughout his journey in the boat‚ during the shark attacks‚ and toward the marlin. Santiago was an old man who fished for his basic needs‚ all
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Christianity‚ much as the Old Testament is a precursor to the New Testament. While the Aeneid does not explicitly lay out these values‚ scholars have interpreted the text otherwise. Some scholars have made claims arguing for the connection between The Aeneid and The New Testament‚ finding their evidence in other works of literature‚ especially Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno‚ one of Alighieri’s three poems about the journey into the Christian afterlife. However‚ when one looks closely with analytic
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THE ROLES OF THE LITTLE BOY IN THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA by Huang Jikui June‚ 2007 Xiaogan University Abstract The Old Man and the Sea tells the frustrated experience that the old fisherman fishes in the course. The theme is deep‚ and it is a song of praise of heroism. “But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated” has been the classic saying and the old man also has been the most typical and the most representative of the Hemingway’s
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Nick Choi Ms. Marshall English 11 Honors 18 January 2013 The Old Man and the Sea: An Annotated Bibiliography Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ can be construed as an allusion to the Bible and the struggles of Jesus based on Santiago’s experiences. Baskett‚ Sam S. "Toward a ’Fifth Dimension’ in The Old Man and the Sea." The Centennial Review 19.4 (Fall 1975): 269-286. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Anna Sheets- Nesbitt. Vol. 36. Detroit: Gale Group‚ 2000. Literature Resource
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