Old Man and the Sea

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Summary: One of the greatest stories of all time
Review: Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest writers of all time, and Old Man and the Sea is one of his greatest works. The story is simple and compelling, as all of his greatest works are, but this one stands out because anybody can see themselves in either the old man, the boy, or even the fish. Once you pick this book up and start reading, the story will envelope you and make it hard to put down. This story is great for students of any age because it is simple enough for young readers and complex and multi-faceted enough for advanced readers. It can be read for a great story about a man in an effort to catch a fish, almost as a child's book, but can be read as a battle of man vs. nature, or even as far as a struggle within a man's own soul. Whatever is read into this story, it is a great work of literature at all of these levels. It will not disappoint any student, teacher, or recreational reader. The stories about what this book means to the world are far longer than the book itself.

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Summary: this is the best book in the world
Review: Hemmingway uses a short and refined style to tell a story of an old man and his
perilous journey through the sea. His writing is superb, and clean. The story flows well and is without flaws. The wording and structure of the story is as if it flowed freely from his mind to the paper without error.
Hemmingway creates a good feel for the story by being very descriptive. Although, the paragraphs are short and simple, the descriptiveness is superb. Hemmingway uses simple but concise word choice. Because of the simple wording it makes for easy reading. In the same way, he uses words such as, treachery. Because of this, it eliminates useless jargon. And you are able to grasp the meaning of the sentence or paragraph easily because of the descriptive words.
Because of all the descriptive writing you are able to fully grasp the story aswell. For instance, "the line showed like a phosphorescent streak in the water." And "Fish... big fish." Because of the descriptiveness you are able to fully understand what Hemmingway is trying to relate, through simple, refined writing. "They were strong shoulders, still powerful although very old." Again, this is a good example of Hemmingway's short concise style in this book. As he is describing a part of Santiago's figure, easily, smoothly and in a short amount of words.
As you can see, Hemmingway has a writing style unlike any other, and unparalleled by any other. He is undoubtedly one of the best writers in American history. Although he is no longer alive, he still lives on through his classic writing, which will also go on for ages to come. This book is definitely a classic, and well worth reading.

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Summary: this is the best book in the world
Review: I am no fan of The Old Man and the Sea, but it's worth publicising more widely the little-known story of its genesis. The Old Man and the Sea was actually an allegory of Hemingway's doomed attempts at wooing Norma Jean Baker (Marilyn = marlin: geddit?). He saw himself as the "evolved" being of man against the "shark" of his contemporary Arthur Miller who nipped and nipped and was the ultimate victor of her affections.

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Summary: A truly classical story.
Review: I have never been a fan of Ernest Hemingway, but The Old Man and the Sea is a truly classical story.
Set in Cuba during the 1960's, an old fisherman named Santiago seeks to catch fish: a feat which he has not accomplished in eighty-four days. Outlasted by successful fishermen with better equipment, Santiago can only hope to catch fish the old-fashioned way with the help of his apprentice, a young boy named Manolin, whom the boy's parents eventually force to work on a different, more successful boat.

Santiago sets out to change his 'losing streak.' When a giant marlin takes his bait, he struggles with the great fish for several days until he finally catches it. To his great dismay, sharks that are by Santiago's boat attack the fish's body, and it is completely devoured, leaving only a skeleton.

With the skeleton as his only record of the great catch, Santiago returns to Cuba. What will happen to his apprentice, Manolin, as well as Santiago's well being after an apparent defeat by the sharks, is up to the reader to find out.

Hemingway conveyed a powerful message in a very short book. This story can be enjoyed by anyone who likes classical books or simply good reading in general.

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Summary: Sea Novel
Review: This is about an old man's determination to catch a fish. In the story of the old man and the sea, a man shows that he can do what he sets out to do. The story shows his strong will and struggle against the weather, fatigue, pain and other elements that he encountered while at sea.
In the story, Santiago said, "A man can be destroyed, not defeated." I really like this statement. I think it is true. He faught to the end. Even when the sharks attacked his fish, he didn't give up. He still tried to protect the fish. He uses every method that he can think of not to be defeated by his enemy.
The old man called the sea "la mar" which is masculine. He liked fishing and baseball. What I like about the old man is his dream. He always dreams about a lion. It's in a beautiful gold sea in Africa. I say I like it because not very many people dream about such beautiful places.
In the end, the old man did catch the fish and made it back to his village. However, his physical conditionwas nearly distroyed. With his determination, he proved to the people of the village, the boy and himself that he was able to accomplish his dream in "La mar."