The Old Man and The Sea : Book Review

The old man is an unnamed

The old man is an unnamed Cuban fisherman who cannot catch any fish for eighty-four days. On the eighty-fifth day, he hooks a marlin, but the fish is

Manolin is the old man’s young

Manolin is the old man’s young apprentice. His parents force him to work with another fisherman, but his attachment to the old man remains deep and lo

The marlin is not shown only

The marlin is not shown only as a prize to be caught. It fights desperately for its life, so the old man and the marlin seem equally worthy of respect

After the marlin struggle

After the marlin struggle, sharks attack. This later battle shows that defeat in life can come even after a hard-won success.

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist

Ernest Hemingway was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. He had personal experience of fishing in Cuban waters and worked for th