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- Title
Struggles and Suffering in Hemingway's The Old Man And The Sea.
- Authors
Girija, M.
- Abstract
The Old Man and The Sea is the masterpiece of Ernest Hemingway. It is a considered opinion of Hemingway critics that he very successfully transformed his personal experiences in deep-sea fishing, bull-fighting, and big-game hunting into works of art. In Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, we meet an old, yet determined fisherman, Santiago, who is strong. His best days are not behind him, despite an 84 days streak of bad luck. With his young companion no longer able to fish with him, Santiago sets out to fish farther than any other fisherman, even though he is alone. The events that occur both during and after the fishing trip, reveal a lot about the mindset of Santiago. In this paper we discuss how the story's plot and characters, including Santiago, are portrayed through these themes of struggle and suffering. There are various elements of struggle that take place in the story. Whether human or animal, this story focuses a great deal on the power of struggle in one's life.
- Subjects
OLD Man &; the Sea, The (Book : Hemingway); HEMINGWAY, Ernest, 1899-1961; FISHING in literature; FICTION
- Publication
Language in India, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 1, p233
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Book Review