Old Man and the Sea: Interpreting quotes - Read these lines from the story and explain each one's importance in a 5-7 sentence paragraph. Remember to use text support.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

With his mouth shut and his tail straight up and down, we sail like brothers. (p. 99)

Anonymous said...: In the story, "The Old Man and The Sea", the old man seems to not only catch fish, but respect them. The quote, "With his mouth shut and his tail straight up and down we sail like brothers" shows his connection with the fish. They seem to be united. He refers to the fish as his brother in other parts of the story, too; such as on page 95, paragraph 1, in which he says, "But I have killed this fish which is my brother and now I must do the slave work." He thinks of the fish as his brothers, because he's been around them for so long, he shares a deep bond with them.; April 7, 2008 at 1:16 PM

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