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Reader reviewed by PRFW

The Old man and the Sea Review


This story is about Man's trying to capture a title or position or even a desire . As Santiago is searching for a great fish, many people today are searching for something.
I think that this book is wonderful and very appropriate for children. It is very slow and easy going and the old man is like a grand father telling his story of catching the marlin to his grandchildren who are the readers.
When the Old man sets out and hopes that he will come back with a fish, he is confident and proud. Over all I think that the book can be improved for those that want more action but it would not be the same because Hemingway wrote it to be like it is. He wrote it to explain the fishermen of Cuba and he wrote t to explain our own lives to ourselves. The book was not boring and holds intrest like a pin to a butterfly if the butterfly does not fly away first. There were good and moral characters in the book including Santiago, the Boy, Martin and of course, the marlin.
The Old Man was a strong and fine man when he was young. He had a wife and daughter. The wife is dead in the book and the daughter is rarely mentioned. It seems as if the old man knows that he has a daughter and is still friendly with her but he is starting a new life in a small fishing village with the boy as his close friend. The boy has a close friendship with the old man and Santiago was the boy's teacher when he was younger on how to fish and be a fisherman.
The Old man is seeking for something and when he finds it, he is glad and joyous; until the sharks come and swallow his dreams. Returning home he is defeated, having caught four fish with which to eat on his fishing expedition, he is still exhausted. Dawn breaks finding the village at home. This book is a look into our own minds and desires to tell us why we search to find a back bone of a marlin.