The Old Man and the Sea: The aspect of perserverance

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The Old Man and the Sea : Aspect of Perseverance

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In this it is necessary to distinguish the difference between perseverance and sheer stubbornness of which the main character of the story who is the old man Santiago a Cuban fisherman who had portrayed a life that is difficult and seemingly unrewarded at the end conquers his dream

. At the end of the story , it is the reader who must conclude whether he is rewarded or not . More importantly , it is good to dwell on the inner core of that old man in to understand where a frail man despite of discouragement was able to live a life of tremendous pusillanimity

It is noteworthy to define perseverance in the light of faith and what constitute this formidable virtue . Is it pride or fortitude ? Is life sometimes a passing luck to win or loose and does a habitual forging of a man 's soul redirects him to his true end or death ? The skeleton of the fish is the proof of his conquest . Is the absence of the meat meant that Santiago was not properly rewarded ? Or is it something in the eye of the boy a hoax . The story ended as the boy will continue to live and catch fish with him . The story also depicts of a true charity that when all else fails it is only love that stand still

Is Santiago a man of virtue

Perseverance is a virtue it is the ability to endure something good or a difficult situation at a length of time . St . Thomas of Aquinas defines perseverance as the capability of consistently persists to attain a perfect good despite of prolonged difficulties . As Saint Augustine described faith is to believe without seeing and to have an act of faith (one of the three principal virtues ) one must endure throughout his whole life . Perseverance or unchangeable persistence may belong in two ways

On the account of the intended end and to a habit that is unchangeable Or one way is to achieve a specific goal and on the other hand , to go on without ceasing no matter how impossible a dream may be

In the adventure of the fisherman at the sea , it is easy to understand and believe in the fortitude of Santiago . Despite of the seemingly wrecked boat he sailed far to the sea . With his bare hand and old tools he will catch the fish . Being impoverished is next to a lack of well being in which is a necessary element for a man to be a true man However , his lack of material things is not his own making , the man toils for eighty four days and caught nothing . Santiago may be poor but he is not poor of the spirit from which he derives...