The Old Man & The Sea
About the Author
Earnest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois on 1899. He began his writing career since he was in school, being a journalist and in the newspaper. When he finished high school, instead of going to college, he went straight to the Kansas City newspaper and worked in office when he was 17. During the First World War, he voluntereed as an ambulance driver, and spent some time in hospitals, being in the front line. Later when he was in his twenties, he moved to Paris and continued his writing career, finishing his first novel, "The Sun Also Rises." He wrote other novels too, one of them being "The Old Man and The Sea." Hemmingway was married four times, and while winning the Nobel Price in Literature in 1954, he has lost the ability to focus and to be self-controlled, in which realizing this that he could not write anymore, he suicided on July 2, 1961
For more information about Earnest Hemmingway, here's a link about his life:
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Earnest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois on 1899. He began his writing career since he was in school, being a journalist and in the newspaper. When he finished high school, instead of going to college, he went straight to the Kansas City newspaper and worked in office when he was 17. During the First World War, he voluntereed as an ambulance driver, and spent some time in hospitals, being in the front line. Later when he was in his twenties, he moved to Paris and continued his writing career, finishing his first novel, "The Sun Also Rises." He wrote other novels too, one of them being "The Old Man and The Sea." Hemmingway was married four times, and while winning the Nobel Price in Literature in 1954, he has lost the ability to focus and to be self-controlled, in which realizing this that he could not write anymore, he suicided on July 2, 1961
For more information about Earnest Hemmingway, here's a link about his life:
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Exposition
The exposition of the "Old Man & The Sea" begins with the introduction of the characters, the setting, and a foreshadow of the plot. The story takes place in Havana, Cuba and the Gulf Stream, where the old man, Santiago by name, lives and fishes. Santiago also has an apprentice named Manolin, and their relationship together is like father and son. Fishing is their lives to both of them, but Santiago has one problem with his fishing; he is a "salao, which is the worst form of unlucky." (p. 9) Santiago was so unlucky that "he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish," (p. 9) and the only few days that he got fish was when he fished with Manolin, and each day they got a good load of fish. Manolin continues to praise Santiago for being a distinct fisher from the others, and this is when Santiago starts his foreshadow; "I hope no fish will come along so great that he will prove us wrong." (p. 23)
The exposition of the "Old Man & The Sea" begins with the introduction of the characters, the setting, and a foreshadow of the plot. The story takes place in Havana, Cuba and the Gulf Stream, where the old man, Santiago by name, lives and fishes. Santiago also has an apprentice named Manolin, and their relationship together is like father and son. Fishing is their lives to both of them, but Santiago has one problem with his fishing; he is a "salao, which is the worst form of unlucky." (p. 9) Santiago was so unlucky that "he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish," (p. 9) and the only few days that he got fish was when he fished with Manolin, and each day they got a good load of fish. Manolin continues to praise Santiago for being a distinct fisher from the others, and this is when Santiago starts his foreshadow; "I hope no fish will come along so great that he will prove us wrong." (p. 23)
The Old Man & The Key
Notes -
Homer's dad died: Abraham Simpson
Smells like old old spice
Homer's dad wasn't actually dead
Abraham splashed into aquarium
Homer played scrabble ship
Old people drive like sleep deprived apes
Abraham wants to learn how to drive
He got license
Milkshake is an insult
Indian guy says violence isn't answer
He says its a death race
Abraham is scared of dogs and dutchman
Hispanic Seniors are scared of a shoe on a stick
It's possible to break a beard and fix it
Abraham crashed his car
Homer says he lost his driving privileges
Zelda betrayed Abraham
Abraham went to chase with Bart to Branson
Scratchie's head was grinded
Hobo signs are a thing
Abraham dumped Zelda
Comparisons-
Bart is Manolin
Abraham is Santiago
Santiago doesn't want to admit age like Abraham
Homer acts like a dad like Manolin
Abraham can't like drive and Santiago cant fish
Ocean is like the open road - like freedom
Zelda represents the big fish
Key represents youth
Sea represents youth
Key also represents fish because that is what Abraham wants, like Santiago wants fish
People in the Simspons World are yellow
http://www.wtsof.com/watch/S13E13-the-old-man-and-the-key
Notes -
Homer's dad died: Abraham Simpson
Smells like old old spice
Homer's dad wasn't actually dead
Abraham splashed into aquarium
Homer played scrabble ship
Old people drive like sleep deprived apes
Abraham wants to learn how to drive
He got license
Milkshake is an insult
Indian guy says violence isn't answer
He says its a death race
Abraham is scared of dogs and dutchman
Hispanic Seniors are scared of a shoe on a stick
It's possible to break a beard and fix it
Abraham crashed his car
Homer says he lost his driving privileges
Zelda betrayed Abraham
Abraham went to chase with Bart to Branson
Scratchie's head was grinded
Hobo signs are a thing
Abraham dumped Zelda
Comparisons-
Bart is Manolin
Abraham is Santiago
Santiago doesn't want to admit age like Abraham
Homer acts like a dad like Manolin
Abraham can't like drive and Santiago cant fish
Ocean is like the open road - like freedom
Zelda represents the big fish
Key represents youth
Sea represents youth
Key also represents fish because that is what Abraham wants, like Santiago wants fish
People in the Simspons World are yellow
http://www.wtsof.com/watch/S13E13-the-old-man-and-the-key
Boat Vocabulary
Sail - Typically a fabric attached to the mast on a boat that uses wind to propel a vessel
Skiff - a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with a sharp bow and a square stern
Gaff - a large barbed spear for landing big fish
Mast - a tall, upright post on aship or boat that carries the sail
Harpoon - a barbed spear-like missle attatched to a rope that is either fired or thrown at a whale or other large sea creature
Marlin - a large edible billfish
Sharks - a marine fish predatory fish that has a dorsal fin and toothlike scales
Bow - the front end of a ship
Bait - food to attract fish as prey
Stern - the rearmost part of a ship
Oars - typically long woodden paddles used as a different method to propel the ship
Fathom - measure of the depth of water
Buoys - and anchored float that serves as a navigation mark
Bonito - fish thats like tuna
Albacore - another fish thats like tuna
Why did the Old Man fish?
Santiago, who is the old man, fished because he wanted to prove something, he wanted to prove his pride. Constantly, when other fishers saw him, they made fun of him either behind his back or right in his face, and other fishers felt pity on him, which Santiago didn't appreciate. The old man's pride was going down, so he felt if he could catch a fish, a big fish, that it would redeem himself and other fishers won't look at him in pity or mock him. For example, the instance when Santiago was preparing to the leave the shore, "They sat on the Terrace and many of the fisherman made fun of the old man, and he was not angry." (P. 11) He felt that if he could catch this big fish we was dreaming of, he would be accepted by other fishermen that he was a fisher, not just an old man.
Santiago, who is the old man, fished because he wanted to prove something, he wanted to prove his pride. Constantly, when other fishers saw him, they made fun of him either behind his back or right in his face, and other fishers felt pity on him, which Santiago didn't appreciate. The old man's pride was going down, so he felt if he could catch a fish, a big fish, that it would redeem himself and other fishers won't look at him in pity or mock him. For example, the instance when Santiago was preparing to the leave the shore, "They sat on the Terrace and many of the fisherman made fun of the old man, and he was not angry." (P. 11) He felt that if he could catch this big fish we was dreaming of, he would be accepted by other fishermen that he was a fisher, not just an old man.
Symbolism: Baseball
Baseball, more specifically DiMaggio, was significant to Santiago. DiMaggio was a famous MVP player on the Yankees team. Throughout the story, Santiago always thought about fishing, but if it wasn't fishing, then it would be about baseball. They remember the time when a baseball player, Dick Sisler, came to the Terrace, but Santiago and Manolin were to afraid to ask if he wanted to go fishing, and they regretted it too. They also wished that they could take DiMaggio fishing, since his father was a fisher. The importance of baseball to Santiago was that it was something else that kept Santiago interested. Sure, he's a fisher and his desire is to continue catching fish, but he also has a baseball side, probably like the author. Since Hemmingway relates a lot to the old man, and the old man symbolizes Hemmingway, the fact that the old man likes baseball and admires DiMaggio might also mean Hemmingway has the same interests too
Baseball, more specifically DiMaggio, was significant to Santiago. DiMaggio was a famous MVP player on the Yankees team. Throughout the story, Santiago always thought about fishing, but if it wasn't fishing, then it would be about baseball. They remember the time when a baseball player, Dick Sisler, came to the Terrace, but Santiago and Manolin were to afraid to ask if he wanted to go fishing, and they regretted it too. They also wished that they could take DiMaggio fishing, since his father was a fisher. The importance of baseball to Santiago was that it was something else that kept Santiago interested. Sure, he's a fisher and his desire is to continue catching fish, but he also has a baseball side, probably like the author. Since Hemmingway relates a lot to the old man, and the old man symbolizes Hemmingway, the fact that the old man likes baseball and admires DiMaggio might also mean Hemmingway has the same interests too
Symbolism: Lions
The idea of Santiago dreaming of lions symbolizes the fact that they are strong creatures, just like how Santiago has to be strong too to catch the Marlin. Lions are unique in a way, being something like the kings and are known for being very strong. And Santiago has to be strong and "strange" meaning unique, to be able to sit in the ocean alone at his old age to catch a very large marlin. That is why he dreamed of lions, because they are strong, and he needed to be strong too.
The idea of Santiago dreaming of lions symbolizes the fact that they are strong creatures, just like how Santiago has to be strong too to catch the Marlin. Lions are unique in a way, being something like the kings and are known for being very strong. And Santiago has to be strong and "strange" meaning unique, to be able to sit in the ocean alone at his old age to catch a very large marlin. That is why he dreamed of lions, because they are strong, and he needed to be strong too.
The Setting
A setting in a story is the total environment for the action where and when the action takes place. In the case of "The Old Man and The Sea," the setting was in city of Havana, Cuba, "...to the fish house where they waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in Havana," (p.11) and in the ocean near the city, the Gulf Stream, "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream..." (p.9). The year was some time in the 1940s, when DiMaggio was still a great baseball player, "The great DiMaggio is himself again." (p. 21) Understanding the setting is important because it gives the location and sometimes the time and date of the story. The setting can affect the story development because the setting has to have synergy and make sense with the story. A story will not make sense if the setting is in a landlocked location, but describes a story of a fisherman. If a story describes the main character as a fisherman, like Santiago, it makes sense for the location to be somewhere that isn't landlocked, like Cuba, which is surrounded by the ocean.
A setting in a story is the total environment for the action where and when the action takes place. In the case of "The Old Man and The Sea," the setting was in city of Havana, Cuba, "...to the fish house where they waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in Havana," (p.11) and in the ocean near the city, the Gulf Stream, "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream..." (p.9). The year was some time in the 1940s, when DiMaggio was still a great baseball player, "The great DiMaggio is himself again." (p. 21) Understanding the setting is important because it gives the location and sometimes the time and date of the story. The setting can affect the story development because the setting has to have synergy and make sense with the story. A story will not make sense if the setting is in a landlocked location, but describes a story of a fisherman. If a story describes the main character as a fisherman, like Santiago, it makes sense for the location to be somewhere that isn't landlocked, like Cuba, which is surrounded by the ocean.
The MovieIt has color
Has a narrator telling the story Santiago tells his thoughts aloud when he is in the ocean and reflecting on what he will do |
BothBoth relatively the same in dialogue
Has the same idea and theme Same characters and names Same personalities and characteristics Same plot line and events |
The bookIt has words
You read it yourself You read the words that express Santiago's thoughts |