READING AND REFLECTION ON TEXT BOOK
THE OLDMAN AND THE SEA
-Earnest Hemingway
Introduction
'The old man and the sea' is a parable of man's struggle with nature .lt describes the noble courage and endurance of Santiago, a Cuban fishermen, who goes in his skiff into the Gulf stream in quest of a giant Merlin...
Characterisation
Santiago :the old man of the novelette, its hero who typifies man's heroic struggle against nature...
Menolin:the boy with whom Santiago used to go but fishing at first; with....
Rogelio,Perico.Pedrico:other Cuban fishermen
Martin:owner of the Terrace, a restaurant
Marlin:the large game fish. ..
Brief summary
Santiago is the old man of the novel. He is an old Cuban fisherman.He always dreams of his young days as a sailor visiting Africa......
Santiago was proud of his catch.The fish was a dream come true for any fisherman....on the third day,the fish leaped.....the fisherman thronged on the shore to have a look at the unususl....
Critical assessment
The oldman and the sea is curiously interesting when one considers the nature and scope of characterisation in it. .....
Conclusion
Hemingway 's short novel The old man and the sea carries elements of parable and allegory. The spirit of man and the force of nature,.....
