Quotations from “The Old Man and the Sea” 1. “Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great Joe DiMaggio.” (Santiago) Santiago spoke these lines in his shack to Manolin, when they were having a conversation about baseball. Santiago’s appreciation and love for baseball is clearly showing in his words. He especially … Read more
Character Analysis of Santiago: The Hero of the Novel Santiago is the main character of this novel. The whole story revolves around him and his moral values. He lives in Cuba and is impoverished because his good days are long gone. His wife has died earlier, and he never had any children. Now, at such … Read more
The Old Man and the Sea: An Introduction The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel, based on a three-day journey of a man, to catch a fish. Ernest Hemingway wrote it in 1951, published in 1952. The Old Man and the Sea is his last chief fictional work. It is a heroic … Read more
Themes of the Novel The major themes is Old Man and the Sea are solidarity, courage, dignity, pride, values, etc. Let us look into those themes in detail. Solidarity Hemingway invests a decent arrangement of energy drawing associations between Santiago and his indigenous habitat. Fishes, feathered creatures, stars etc overall, are his siblings or … Read more
What is a symbol and symbolism? A symbol is something that gives a certain meaning to an action, person, place, word, or thing in a piece of literature. Story writers use symbolism to form a view of emotions or moods rather than just saying them plainly. Following are the main symbols used in “The Old … Read more