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A sport or livelihood?
Ernest Hemingway was one of the most famous expatriot writers of the 20th century. Like Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Hemingway places his character Santiago against a natural predator. It is a story of personal survival and dignity. Under the discussion questions below, place your commentaries on the reading. Remember to include personal commentary that is supported by text. Use page numbers and quotes to support your arguments.
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In "The Old Man and The Sea", the old man dreams of lions, because he does not dream of anything else. "He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of great strength, nor of his wife." He dreamt of places, and of the lions on the beach. He did not dream of things that would remind him of his past. He wouldn't dream of places that would make him think about what his life used to be like. He was content with his life, now, though it was not what it used to be for him.
In "The Old Man and the Sea" Santiago dreams of lions.
He has this dream three times.
Once before his long fishing expedition, once while sleeping during the fight with the marlin, and the last time at the very closing of the novel. Because Santiago dreams of the lions "playing" when they are such fierce creatures the dream could be a link between opposite forces.
When Santiago is in times of stress or "bad times" the dream brings back relaxation and happiness.
But when Santiago is already relaxed and happy the dream could remind him that things may not always be so good.
Another reason Santiago dreams of lions were because it reminded him of his youth. “He no longer dreamed of storms, or of women, or of great occurrences, or of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of great strength, nor of his wife." None of those things were involved in his life anymore; this brought him back to a childhood and showed him about the circle of life, being young and growing old.
Interpretive Discussion Questions #1
In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, there is a strange reason why the old man only dreams of lions. On pg. 22 the old man explains that in his past he “was before the mast on a square rigged ship that ran to Africa and” he saw “lions on the beaches in the evening.” The old man dreams only of his past and childhood years when he was about Manolin’s age. The old man also states that “He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor of contests of strength, nor of his wife.” The old man dreams of simple things like places and lions on the beach. The old man creates a pattern and dreams of lions to conquer other fears such as catching the marlin, and trying to get over his wife’s death. He also dreams of the lions to keep his love for his childhood as the lions play like young cats, which he loves just like the boy. As you can see, after everything that has happened to the man in his life, dreaming about the lions is always his retreat to think about.
Interpretive Discussion Questions
-Why does the old man dream of lions?
In the novel, "The Old Man and the Sea", written by Ernest Hemmingway, the old man, Santiago, dreams of lions.The old man dreams of lions because the lions represent his youth. They are the abilities that he once had and wishes he still had. Santiago is realizing that he is losing his ability so he does not dream of anything else but lions. The novel stated,"He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurences, nor of great fish, nor of fights, nor contests of great strength, nor of his wife". Santiago is believing that he has little ability in life and does not want to be saddened by what he cannot do. To stay happy, Santiago dreams of lions who have the abilities he wishes he still had.
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In "The Old Man and the Sea," Ernest Hemingway includes the lions on the beach in Santiago's dreams. He dreams of these lions becuase they provide a source of happiness for him, due to the fact that he connects them to his youth. Not only do they provide happiness for him, the dream signifies a new beginning for the old man. Each of the three times he dreams of the lions at play on the beaches of Africa, the old man wakes feeling reneawed and in a better state of mind. Finally, since Santiago dreams of the lions as "fierce predators playing" it shows the reader that something so strong could be soft at the same time. He only dreams of the lions instead of other things now because he realizes he is growing old and none of the other things remain a part of his life anymore.
Interperative Discussion
In the "Old Man and the Sea" Santigo dreams of lions. Throughout the whole story, he has had this dream three times. When he seemed to have this dream, it put him in a lax, peaceful state. This dream helps him to get over fears in his life like his wife's death and the fight with the marlin. Its helped him to bring back the good times of his childhood and to help him stay positive. In the novel it stated, "He no longer dreamed of storms, or of women, or of great occurences, orof great fish, noe fights, nor contests of great strength, nor of his wife." Consequently, this was the only thing he could fall back on that could give him hope and courage.
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