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The Old Man and The Sea : Book Review

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Plot Summary

  • An old and experienced Cuban fisherman has terrible bad luck and cannot catch any fish for eighty-four days.
  • Manolin, his young and devoted apprentice, has been forced by his parents to work with another fisherman.
  • The old man decides to sail farther than the other fishermen and try to catch a big fish.
2

Themes and Ideas

  • The novel presents struggle against defeat and death.
  • Determination and endurance help a person face hardship.
  • The old man is near death at the end, but his story of suffering and loss survives in village memory.
3

Social and Historical Context

  • Hemingway’s novel is based on real events and draws heavily on his own life.
  • He had experience of fishing in Cuban waters and was also a fan of baseball.
  • He worked for the Red Cross during the First World War and was injured by shrapnel when he was in Italy.
4

Writing Style

  • Hemingway’s language is simple and pithy.
  • He mostly writes in short and straight-forward sentences.
  • He practises extreme economy in his use of words.

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The old man is an unnamedManolin is the old man’s youngThe marlin is not shown onlyAfter the marlin struggleErnest Hemingway was an American novelist

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