In The Old Man and the Sea, there are many examples of code heroism.
             A code hero is similar to a Homeric heroin that both respect their opponents,
             both never give up until it is over, and they have courage enough to face
             overwhelming odds. The code hero is always worthy of his opponent and never
             In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago represents a code hero. Santiago
             goes fishing one morning and rows so far out that he is unable to see the coast of
             Cuba. Santiago then drops his lines and waits. At around noon, he feels a tug
             on the line. Santiago waits and lets the fish swallow the bait. Santiago thinks
             that this fight will be an easy, quick fight, but he learns that this fight will be
             slow and tedious. This is where the code of heroism comes into the picture.
             Santiago, an old thin man with fishing scars all over his body, never gives up
             and holds on the line with all his might, trying to tire the fish out. Never giving
             up, the old man keeps holding on to the line hoping that the fish will circle and
             give up, but the marlin will not give in to the old man. This demonstrates the
             determination of both the marlin and the old man. Neither will give in to the
             During the voyage back to shore, the old man sees some sharks coming to
             feed off the bloody marlin tied to the side of the skiff. Santiago ties a knife to
             the end of an oar and begins to stab the shark in the head. The knife then
             breaks and he starts beating the shark with the oar. Santiago knows that all
             his efforts to defend his catch are useless but he must try for the sake of his
             pride. This show santiago against overwhelming odds. This is another
             After returning to Cuba Santiago does not tell everyone about the three
             day long fight, the pain he went through, about the sharks tearing the flesh off
             of the eighteen foot marlin. Santiago just gets out of his skiff and goes to sleep.
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