between an old fisherman and the greatest fight for his life: the catch of the enormous marlin. Santiago‚ an old and aged Cuban fisherman‚ has been fishing for eighty-four days‚ but have always returned empty-handed. On the eighty-fifth day‚ Santiago sets out to the sea like any other day‚ and finally luck strikes him‚ as he is greeted by the powerful marlin that changes Santiago’s life forever. Santiago is suffering with an internal struggle in “The Old Man and the Sea‚” He has become an old man
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which is a form of dreadful unluckiness. He is perceived as being so unlucky that Manolin‚ his companion‚ has been forbidden to fish with him. His parents commanded him to fish on another vessel with more success. Through it all‚ Santiago keeps an optimistic attitude stating‚ “Only I have no luck anymore. But who knows? Maybe today. Everyday is a new day” (Hemingway page 32). This mindset shows how the character of Santiago is not one who is easily discouraged. He has been coming home every day for over
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is the picture that Hemingway has drawn of the old man’s shack. He describes it as: "went through its open door and in it there was a bed‚ a table‚ one chair‚ and a place on the dirt floor to cook with charcoal." (p. 15) Also Hemingway shows that Santiago‚ the old man‚ feels his isolation through "Once there had been a tinted photograph of his wife on the wall‚ but he had taken it down because it made him to lonely to see it." (p. 16) Everything in the old man’s shack gave a feeling of his loneliness
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About Hemingway’s Short Stories The importance of including Hemingway in American Literature anthologies cannot be overestimated. Hemingway’s style and subject matter are archetypal of American writing. Hemingway broke new literary ground when he began publishing his short stories. Furthermore‚ not only was he an American writer‚ but he was not an ivory-tower esthete; he was a man’s man. He hunted in grand style‚ deep-sea fished‚ covered both World War I and World War II for national news services
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The Great Gatsby From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the novel. For the film‚ TV and opera adaptations‚ see The Great Gatsby (disambiguation). The Great Gatsby Cover of the first edition‚ 1925. Author(s) F. Scott Fitzgerald Cover artist Francis Cugat Country United States Language English Genre(s) Novel Publisher Charles Scribner ’s Sons Publication date April 10‚ 1925 Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Pages 218 pages
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Sharks Sharks are one of the most feared carnivores in the sea. There are 365 species of of sharks in the sea as we know today. All sharks are carnivores. Most of them eat live fish‚ including other sharks. A shark’s most common natural enemy is an another shark. Most sharks eat their prey whole‚ or they tear off large chunks of the bodies. Some sharks crush their prey. Others take out small pieces off flesh from large fish. Sharks also feed on dead or dying animals. Sharks have the reputation of
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Apr. 2008‚ Volume 5‚ No.4 (Serial No.52) Sino-US English Teaching‚ ISSN1539-8072‚ USA 51 On Hemingway’s iceberg theory 52 distinct image with the succinct and direct writing‚ the feeling and thought of the writer himself are hidden in the image to the largest extent. Thus‚ the emotion is plentiful‚ though included but not exposed; the thought is profound‚ though deeply concealed but not obscure. On account of this‚ the sensibility and perceptibility of literature are combined skillfully‚ leaving
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho) Santiago lived as shephered in Spain and knew everything how to raise sheeps and shear them. He waited to see the Merchants daughter for a year. On they way he sees a dream and wants explaination from gypsy. Santiago visits gypsy for explaination of his dream and comes to know that hidden treasure is waiting for him in Egypt near the pyramids. Gypsy gets assurance from him for tenth of treasure for dream explaination. He try to ignore that but gets motivated by Melchizedek
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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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