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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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A sport or livelihood?
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In The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago lashes the marlin to his skiff. After a while the fish starts to lose blood. When this happens sharks come and attack the large fish. They tear off part of the fish. Causing him to the bottom of the fish to the sea.
Once Santiago in "The Old Man and the Sea" killed the marlin, he tied it up to the side of the skiff. Following this event was the arrival of the sharks. At first one prodigous shark came and ate part of the great marlin, but he was defeated by the old man. Eventually, more sharks, including a whole pack, track down the scent of Santiago's prize and all took a bite out of it. In the end, all that was left of the marlin after it was tied onto the skiff was his magnificant bone structure, including the head.
Literal Discussion Question-What happens to the marlin after it is lashed to the skiff?
In “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway, the protagonist, Santiago lashes his precious marlin to the skiff and goes through many perils on his way home. On page 100, Santiago waits for about an hour and has his first encounter with a shark. The Mako shark appeared from deep down below and was attracted by the dark cloud of blood that had settled in the deep sea. Although the Mako shark was overpowered by the old man and killed, the shark still took a piece of the marlin with him. Eventually, the old man has encounters with more sharks, including a whole pack of them at one time. Every shark that paid a visit to Santiago and the marlin, took a portion of the marlin every time. All in all, by the time Santiago sailed into the harbor, all that was left of Santiago’s prized marlin, after it had been lashed onto the skiff, was the white naked line of his backbone and the dark mass of its head.
In “The Old Man and the Sea” Santiago ties the marlin to the skiff and then it starts to lose blood. The blood drips into the water and sharks stalk Santiago and his boat. One shark tries to eat the marlin but is defeated by Santiago and his club. At that moment a whole pack of sharks come, they abscond with nothing but the head and the marlin’s great spear left tied to the skiff. It was a very imprudent move to lash the marlin on the skiff and sadly it ruined Santiago’s fishing trip.
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In "The Old Man and the Sea" once the marlin is lashed to Santiago's skiff it begins to loose blood. Consequently sharks pick up on the blood and are poised for action. Eventually they devour and tear apart the marlin, leaving nothing but its head the marlin's bone formation. Santiago's accolade of a fish had been destroyed; fundamentally, his fishing trip was destroyed.
In the Old Man and The Sea, when the marlin is lashed to the skiff it starts to loose some blood. This blood attracts a shark that follows the boat. Then out of no-where it leaped out of the water and took a huge bite out of the marlin; the old man said about forty pounds. In his anger the old man killed the shark , but then more sharks came, in a pack and they all took bites out of the marlin. In the end all that was left of this marvelous prize was his skeleton and head.
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