theme of the old man and the sea

The Old Man and the Sea is a heroic story about an old Cuban fisherman and his three-day battle with a giant Marlin. The beginning of this novel takes place in a small fishing village, along the Cuban coast. As soon as the novel introduces the main character Santiago, an old fisherman, whose whole life and home is the sea. Santiago, who in the past, was a very skilled fisherman. The whole village except for Manolin, believe that his luck has gone out. For the past eighty-four day Santiago hasn*t been able to catch a single fish. Even though his luck hasn*t been the best, he still has the will and drive to continue fishing. On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago is out prove them wrong. Manolin is a young boy that means a lot to Santiago. Manolin looks up to Santiago, and wants to learn from him. The way they talk is mostly small talk, about sports and the weather, but you can truly see that they

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