He also is an excellent and skillful fisherman, he just did not find a big fish worthy of selling for a long time. Of course, it is offensive for Santiago who spent all his life at the sea and travelled a lot while being young. Local fishermen had already defined him as “ salao”, a pathetic loser. The Old Man and the Sea starts with a description of an old man, Santiago, a fisher who spent eighty-four days without any fare. Events of the novel take place at Cuba, approximately in September 1950. The following is the analysis of a simple story which is filled by thoughts and philosophy of a man who spent his entire life at the sea and struggles for his life will ill luck, big fish, sharks and the sea itself. The Old Man and the Sea is the last short novel of Ernest Hemingway published during his lifetime.
Literature Guides The Old Man and the Sea Introduction
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