Old Man And The Sea

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the sacks
that covered his shoulders. He was comfortable, but suffering,
although he did not admit to the suffering at all. ‘ I am not
religious...but I will say Ten Hail Marys that I should catch this
fish’... ‘Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art
thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour
of death, Amen.’ Then he added. ‘ Blessed Virgin, pray for the
death of this fish, wonderful as he is.’ ”
[ Hemingway 64-65]

This quote shows that the old man is forced to break the rules of sanity and talks to
himself as well as the fish which cannot hear him. The old man thinks to himself that the fish is a “
“ God fearing ” fish and by saying the Hail Mary, the fish will give in and let himself be caught.
After saying the Hail Mary the Old ...

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fish as a means of survival. Santiago knows from experience that
the size of this fish will benefit him a tremendous amount financially. He prays that the fish is not
lost. If the fish is lost that means that Santiago would spend another night poor.
The catching of the Tiburon equals the completion of Santiago’s life. As much fight as the
Tiburon had before he allowed Santiago to catch him is the same as Santiago knowing that his
struggle to survive by fishing is over. This is shown when the old man is sleeping.

“ He was asleep in a short time and he dreamed of Africa when he
was a boy and the long golden beaches and the white beaches, so
white that they hurt ...

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