earnest hemingway's heroes
Many times, stories by Ernest Hemingway have much religious influence and symbolism. In The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, numerous occurrences in the life of Santiago the fisherman are similar to the incidents recorded in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The names of the characters translated from Spanish to English are just one of those many similarities.The characters in The Old Man and the Sea are in actuality, major figures in the New Testament. Santiago is an old man, yet he had young eyes. No matter how defeated he was, he would never show it and he would look on the brighter side of things. In my mind, these traits makeSantiago a god-like figure. Manolin, which translates into Messiah, is Jesus (Stoltzfus qtd inCLC 13:280). Santiago is the "father" who teaches his symbolic son and disciple, Manolin. After catching the largest marlin,Manolin will leavehis parents in order to follow the teachings of S
Theold man was the fisherman of fish and Jesus was the fisherman of souls. antiago, his master, just as Jesus did (Stoltzfus qtd in CLC 13:280). This shows that the old man andJesus suffered in many of the same ways. Santiago said ten Hail Marys and ten Our Fathers. Peter helped Jesus fish for souls as Pedrico helped Manolin fish for food. It was a Friday, symbolic ofGood Friday, the day Jesus was crucified. Also, when Santiago makes his way into his shack and collapsesinto his bed with "his arms out straight and the palms of his hands up. First, Santiago's marlin is approached by a pair of shovel nosed sharks. On the third day, the fish rose and the old manspeared and killed him. Finally, Santiago had hooked a fish. "(Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea 122) This is the same way Jesus waspositioned on the wooden cross. Next, once back on shore, Santiago climbs the hill to his shack ,with the mast on his shoulder, falling several times (Hemingway, The OldMan and the Sea 121). In the story, there are many references to the crucifixion of Jesus. This day refers to Easter Sunday when Jesus rosefrom the dead, and then ascended to heaven. On the second day, the old man anxiously awaited the rising of the fish tothe top of the water.
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