The Old Man and The Sea, by: Ernest Hemingway, tells a story about an old man who wants too live out
the rest of his days on a boat in the ocean. There was a kid who was coming to visit him sometimes,
because he thought the old man was strange and a little interesting, since he was not getting a lot of attention
at home. The Old man's name is Santiago and for right now he has spent a total of 84 days in the gulf of
Mexico without catching any fish. His main problem comes when he finds this really large marlin and then
when it gets away he decides to go after it. Since the boy didn't decide to runoff with the old man he stuck
with his family,but visited the old man shack's everyday, looking for new things to discover. They used to
talk about baseball all the time and their favorite player was Joe DiMaggio. Santiago is really frustrated when
he spends even more time in the water and there is no signs of the marlin or any fish for that matter. I feel
that Mr. Santiago is a really lonely old and he doesn't have people really to talk to him, except the young
little boy. I feel like I could relate to him in some certain ways, because sometimes I'm independent and I
prefer to do things alone, sometimes I sometimes feel like I need time for myself and there are times when
I feel like I need friends with me. Santiago has a hobby that he likes to do and there is nothing wrong with
that, but I think if he was given the choice to bring the boy he might or might not, because he cares for the
boys safety and he probably would like time for himself. Santiago becomes a lot more wise and even though
he becomes a little anti-social since he has been away from people that long, at times the water could be a
little rough he still tries to manage and pull through and at last he gets the reward he was looking for. I think
this is really good book because it is really descriptive and uses many details to make you actually believe
you were at sea with this guy. I think the author had a great connection with the main character and
envisioned him really well.
I really love this blog post. It really sums up the story well, and I love how you compare the old man to your self, and how sometimes you need friends and sometimes you need to be independent. This was a great blog - keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThis blog post was very well written. I thought it was super cool how you compared yourself to the old man!!!! This post is one of your best. Good Job Dill!
ReplyDeleteI really loved your post, its obvious that you connected to the story and cared about the book. i think that you did a really good job summing up the book and the way you felt. amazing job!
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