`The Old Man and The Sea`

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Trouble at Sea

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The Strong Will of the Fisherman

Ernest Hemingway 's story The Old Man and the Sea depicts the life of a Cuban fisherman , Santiago , who struggles with the catch of his life , a marlin . The conflict between man and nature will be the prevalent argument of the as well as the transformation of the main character as he battles against nature (i .e . the marlin . Thus , the juxtaposition between society and nature is a main theme

of the story

Ernest Hemingway 's story The Old Man and the Sea depicts the life of a Cuban fisherman , Santiago , who struggles with the catch of his life , a marlin . In the first 51 pages of the story , the character development of the fisherman can be seen through the literary device of making the environment reflect the character : in their moods , feelings , thoughts personality , etc . Hemingway was very adept at this type of literary writing "Why did they make birds so delicate and fine as those sea swallows when the ocean can be so cruel ? She is kind and very beautiful But she can be so cruel and it comes so suddenly and such birds that fly , dipping and hunting , with their small sad voices are made too delicately for the sea (Hemingway 29 , thus , the passage refers not only to the bird , but to the old man as delicate and the sea being too cruel to him which is...