Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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.

"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated." (p. 103)
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Anonymous said...

*Interpreting Quote Question

This quote on page 103 refers to Santiago and the sharks coming for the manolin. One shark had already took about 40 pounds off the manolin. Santiago knew more enemies would come. This is why he told himself this quote. He knew the sharks might destroy some of what he has earned, but he would not let them totally defeat him. He will do what it takes to defend the fish; indeed, he knows that himself being a man shall not be defeated by sharks and he knows he has more power than the enemy.

March 27, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Anonymous said...

In "The Old Man and the Sea" this quote on page 103 refers to the sharks coming for the marlin Santiago had caught. The quote "A man can be destroyed but never defeated." has a special meaning to Santiago. Ultimately the quote means that even if Santiago is destroyed and dies trying to save the marlin he would not be defeated because he had already won his "prize". In a sense Santiago had already accomplished what he set out to do. He could no longer be defeated because he had already achieved what he intended to and that could not be taken away from him even if he’s destroyed.

April 2, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Anonymous said...

Interpreting Quotes Question- "But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated." (p. 103)

"But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated,” is one of the extremely significant quotes used in “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway. This quote was used on page 103; right after Santiago had killed a shark and lost his harpoon and all of his rope in the fight. This shark happened to take about forty pounds off of the marlin. Santiago felt defeated because he no longer had a weapon to fight off the danger that was about to come to take more of his “prize.” To get himself prepared for the danger to come, Santiago recited the quote above. Santiago believed that even if he gets impaired or dies trying to protect the marlin, he will not be defeated. He believed he will not be defeated because he had already captured the marlin and gained his “prize.” All in all, Santiago knew that no matter what the outcome was going to be in the future fights, he achieved his main goal, and no one could take that away from him.

April 7, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Anonymous said...

Interpretive quotes- “But man is not made for defeat,” he said. “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” (p. 103)
This quote is from the part when the man is being attacked by the first shark and knows that the worst has yet to come. He says this to himself when he knows that he will not give up the fish without a fight and he is going to keep fighting until the sharks have torn every last bit of meat off the fish. This attitude is the same as many men and is describing how man will never quit and is saying that even when man is being completely destroyed, man will not give up. As he is being attacked by more sharks he does not give up. He thinks of many creative ways to escape defeat and destruction of his fish although in the end there are too many sharks to take down and the fish is destroyed.

April 7, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Anonymous said...

In "The Old Man and the Sea" on pg 103 this quote refers to Santiago not being able to be defeated.He can not be defeated because he has already won the fight against the marlin. He can be destroyed by the marlin being taken away by the sharks because the marlin is not a definite prize and will not always be in his possession.

April 7, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Anonymous said...

Interpreting Quotes Question- "But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated." (p. 103)

In “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway, many significant quotes are stated. One of the most powerful quotes, is "But man is not made for defeat, a man can be destroyed." This quote was used on page 103; right after a mako shark came up to the boat took a chunk out of the fish, taking away 40 pounds from the marlin. The results of the shark's visit, was more sharks coming, since the blood. They finished off the marlin, leaving only the essence of blood behind. Santiago felt defeated because he no longer physically had the prize he desired. He finally earned it, but then it gets taken away from him like that. Santiago believed that even if the prize was taken away from him, he was achieved because he caught it. He believed he will not be defeated because he had already captured the marlin and gained his “prize.” All in all, Santiago knew that no matter what the outcomes of situations in the future may be, as long as he completes his main goal, he captured the prize and will possess it forever.

April 10, 2008 at 6:41 PM

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