he Sea. As Hemingway's new novella became a best seller and was instantly called a classic, Hemingway was awarded the Pulitzer in 1952 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
             The book's main character, Santiago, shared similar characteristics with Hemingway. Santiago was an old man, who was thought to be at the end of his rope and had used up all his luck. While the Old Man and the Sea proved that Hemingway could still write, catching the marlin showed Manolin that Santiago was not "Salao", the worst form of bad luck. Another similarity is their adventurous natures. Each of them loved to fish out on the op
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