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The Old Man And The Sea By Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) Essay, Research Paper
Everything about The Old Man & The
Sea is classically simple. The style is pure Hemingway: short, Straightforward
sentences with one-syllable words. The storyline is linear – easy enough
for a child to follow – and the themes are clear and basic, touting manly
courage, endurance, and noble suffering.
In fact, the novel would be little more
than an adventure story were it not for Santiago’s dialogues with himself
- his repetitive and symbolic musings, daydreams and plottings.
Unlike other fishermen, who see the ocean
merely in terms of economic gain, Santiago looks on the sea and its inhabitants
with love and respect. Notably, he prefers to call the sea “la mar,” its
feminine form, rather than the harsher, masculine “el mar.”
Some readers may see Christian symbolism
in the story: Santiago means St. James in Spanish; the battle with the
fish lasts three days; Santiago, arriving at the shore, carries his mast,
like a cross, on his shoulders, and, like the biblical Christ, stumbles
under its load. Later, the fisherman lies down exhausted on the floor of
his hut with his arms stretched out stiffly and the palms of his hands
up.
But the giant fish – representing the hopes
and dreams of mankind – and the old man’s relationship with it, is what
creates the extraordinary pathos of the novel. And, in the end, even Santiago’s
(humankind’s) modest expectations are snatched from his grasp.