The Old Man and the Sea :: Essays Papers

The Old globe and the Sea The Old populace and the Sea Hemmingway, Earnest FVL Library 138 pp. The main theme of Hemmingways The Old Man and the Sea, is not an slow one to pick out. At first regard the book seems to exclusively be a story nearly a guy who goes out and battles with a fish. However, thither has to be close to subordinate theme. It could be the relationship between a boy and a human beings, and how both(prenominal) are treated by nature. This is illustrated by the boys parents not allowing him to continue with the fated doddering man. It is also shown by the success the boy had and the failure the quondam(a) man experienced after their parting. Still through all of this the boy remembers how well the one-time(a) man treated him and does everything he can for the old man. On the whole, I liked this book. It was written in relatively light(a) to follow language, yet Hemmingway was still able to convey unbelievable images of attractive settings in the read ers mind. There is also an interesting use of dialog, not plainly between the boy and the old man, but especially with the old man talking to himself. This is something I really havent seen employ that extensively. I think Hemmingway used this to fill in the parts of the story where the old man is plainly at a stalemate with the fish, when he is except sitting on that point being pulled around the ocean. The one thing I didnt understand about this one sided conversation was the constant reference to Joe DiMaggio. I dont know if this was simply a tribute to a great ball player, or some kind of historical reference that I just didnt get. The pace and oecumenical flow of the story was good. There were a few times during the jumble where the action all but disappeared, but on the whole there was almost always something happening. The plot was also pretty simple and easy to follow. Another quality of this book which I have seen in others I have previously read was the complete lac k of a male-female passionateness subplot. As I have said before, this often times just messes things up. In this case the only hunch affair was between the old man and fishing. However I would not say there was love between the old man and the fish.