I am going to do a review on the character known as the old man. The old man's real name is Santiago El Cameon. Santiago is the protagonist in the story, meaning he is the hero or main character of the story. Santiago lives in a small fishing village in Cuba.(Hemingway) He is an older man which makes him have many stories and facets to him because of his life experiences. The biggest and probably most important part of Santiago's life is his fishing. Not only is fishing his career but it is also his passion. This has been so for most of his life. Santiago is a very wise man and knows many things. He knows enough to where he has taught the young boy in the story, who I will be doing a character analysis on next, all the tricks to fishing. Santiago also is very caring to the young boy. He sees the young boys life and future important to him because he loves the boy, and not in a creepy way! Santiago is deemed from the beginning as unlucky by the people in his community because he has not caught a fish in a long time. This makes him non desirable to fish with, which is why the parents of the young boy do not allow him to fish with Santiago anymore. Santiago says its for the best because he doesn't want the young boy to get hurt. Later on Santiago wishes the boy could have been there to be with him on the boat with him because he ends up needing a lot of help. Santiago all in all ended up with a HUGE fish and deemed not unlucky anymore. In fact he was seen as a hero instead of an unlucky old fishermen. There is much to learn from the old man's strength and sense of life. He gave all his strength when fighting the fish and sharks (Hemingway), but most of the strength came from his heart and mind.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner, 2003. Print.
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