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    the young boy pupil of Santiago who has been learning the ‘Tricks’ of fishing from him. He is an important character of this novel‚ though he does not play an active part in the adventure of the old man. Manolin symbolizes Santiago’s youthful strength‚ serves as a source of comfort‚ care and happiness for the old man‚ and provides inspiration and hope to Santiago-an old‚ weak fisherman. Santiago was an old man who did not have much strength left- “everything about him was old ...” (pg. 10). Although

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    “A man can be destroyed but not defeated” In the Old man and the seaSantiago says‚ “A man can be destroyed but not defeated. (Page 93)” The true statement can be referred to throughout the novel. Santiago is in the end physically destroyed‚ but mentally he is not defeated. Santiago’s courage and pride pushes him forward throughout the novel‚ even when it looks like hope is lost‚ but is never defeated. Destruction means to completely ruin or spoil. Santiago experienced this destruction. It started

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    Old Man and the Sea Study Guide Answers DAY ONE: PAGES 9-25 1. Who is Santiago? Describe his physical appearance and personality. He is an old fisherman who has “gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.”(9) He has been deemed “unlucky” by others in the community. Santiago’s is described on pages 9-14: o “thin and gaunt with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck;” o “brown blotches of benevolent skin cancer;” o “his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish;” o “everything

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    THE HEMINGWAY CODE HERO Closely related to the concept of stoicism is the "Code Hero‚" a phrase used to describe the main character in many of Hemingway’s novels. Some critics regard Santiago as the finest‚ most developed example of these code heroes. In this phrase‚ "code" means a set of rules or guidelines for conduct. In Hemingway’s code‚ the principal ideals are honor‚ courage‚ and endurance in a life of stress‚ misfortune‚ and pain. Often in Hemingway’s stories‚ the hero’s world is violent

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    The Old Man and the Sea; however‚ both of these stories ended up exploring a similar topic. For instance‚ Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea shows one man’s determination against the forces of nature. Santiago uses his years of fishing experience to catch the marlin and trump nature. Similarly‚ Spielberg’s Jaws follows 3 men’s battle with a great white shark. In the end‚ they too accomplish their goal of beating nature. Overall‚ The Old Man and the Sea and Jaws show

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    have read‚ it had a good story and good description. Hemingway could paint the pictures in my mind. I have read other shot stories of his‚ back in eighth grade‚ but they pale in comparison to this masterpiece of writing. The story was about and old man (really?) who is a fisherman. He goes out every day to go fishing‚ but he has no luck for about 80 days. But one day‚ he goes out alone and hooks a humongeous whale size marlin. He can’t bring it in because it is too big. He has to wait until it gets

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    December 5 2012 Miss Bone Honors English – Period 1 Masculinity and Gender in Hemingway ’s The Old Man and The Sea One of the most predominantly accepted themes of Ernest Hemingway ’s assorted works is the importance of masculinity. His experiences in the war and personal values are reflected in his work‚ and are particularly clear in his prize winning novella‚ The Old Man and The Sea. The Old Man ’s connections and relationship with the natural world around him and his responses to the people

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    Psychology Through the Old Man and the Sea An old man dedicates his life to his passion‚ the sea. Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man in the Sea” portrays the psychological lens. This is developed through the old man’s relationship with the boy‚ his positive attitude‚ and loneliness. The psychological lens is visible through Santiago’s relationship with the boy. For example‚ when Santiago and the boy are fishing‚ the boy says‚ “Keep the blanket around you‚ you’ll not fish without eating while i’m alive

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    Relating to the Black Balloon and your own literature circle book‚ in what ways have the authors presented aspects of Going it Alone in two key scenes? The Black Balloon and the Old Man and The Sea are both clear but complex examples of Going it Alone. Going it Alone is represented as a choice we must make with courage in defiance of the pressures of peers and society through some key symbolic scenes and reoccurring motifs in both texts. In the movie Black Balloon‚ Elissa Downs expresses going

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    furthermore in the works‚ The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and in Unwind by Neal Shusterman.

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