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The Old Man and the Sea (intrerpretation)
Title: The Old Man and the Sea (intrerpretation)
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 2089 | Pages: 8.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Old Man and the Sea (intrerpretation)
The Old Man And The Sea
Heroism: Triumph over crushing adversity is the heart of heroism, and in order for Santiago the fisherman to be a heroic emblem for humankind, his tribulations must be monumental. Triumph, though, is never final, as Santiago's successful slaying of the marlin shows, else there would be no reason to include the final 30 pages of the book. Hemingway vision of heroism is Sisyphean, requiring continuous labor for quintessentially ephemeral ends. …showed first 75 words of 2089 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2089 total…the very end of the book. In fact, the sober promise of the triumph and regeneration with which the novella closes is supported by the final image of the lions. Because Santiago associates the lions with his youth, the dream suggests the circular nature of life. Additionally, because Santiago imagines the lions, fierce predators, playing, his dream suggests a harmony between the opposing forces—life and death, love and hate, destruction and regeneration—of nature.
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