Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Interpretive Discussion Questions 5-7 Sentences

3. What is the meaning of the conclusion? Did he fail? Why or why not?
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*Interpretive Question

In the conclusion, Santiago feels he succeeded in getting his marlin, but failed in defending it. He does not have much pride or appreciation in what he brought back with him. On page 120, Santiago tells Manolin that nothing has beaten him; he only went out too far. Another example on page 124 is that Santiago says that he had truly been beaten afterwards. He is referring to the sharks taking a large portion of his marlin after he remarkably caught it. On page 125, he says that he is not lucky. All in all, Santiago feels he has won his fight against the marlin, although failing to defend the marlin from the sharks is almost as unfavorable as not beating the marlin in the first place. Santiago feels he has basically failed.

March 29, 2008 at 1:49 PM

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