The Old Man and the Sea is a novella written by Ernest Hemmingway. This book was very popular in world war two. The story depicts an old man who os very poor because he has not caught a fish in a very long time. He has a young boy as a friend who used to fish with him. After his fater demanded otherwise he was no longer able to fish with the old man. So the old man fished alone and hasn't caught a fish in eighty four days. He goes out to sea on his little boat where he hopes to catch a large fish so he can have money and food. He sees the Portuguese man of war which is extremely deadly. The old man refers to the ocean as a woman and never disrespects her. The old man only speaks when it is neccesary when he goes fishing because it is a good virtue according to him. He catches some sardines and uses them as bait. He also catches some flying fish which happen to be swimming next to his skiff. The bait is eaten by a large marlin, which the old man predicts. The marlin drags the small boat away from the mainland. While all of this is going on the old man tells the readers stories of him and the young boy. He tells the story of when him and the boy caught a marlin, whose lover stayed with it until they clubbed it to death. While waiting for the marlin to jump out of the water, the old man catches a dolphin. The old man eats some of the dolphin because he is very hungry. The old man complains how bland and terrible the dolphin tastes when it is raw and has now salts or spices. The marlin finally jumps and shows how big he truly is. The old man is shocked. He has never seen a fish as big as he was. The old man spears him directly in the heart and ties him up in ropes. The old man throws the marlin overboard with a rope attached tothe boat and marlin. The old man was dragging him back to Havannah. Sharks picked up the smell of the blood, coming from th marlin. He realized this, so the old man tied a dagger to the end of his oar. He stabs and kills any shark that comes close to his marlin. Unfortunately some sharks eat half of the marlin.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/64363/11-facts-about-hemingways-old-man-and-sea
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kf
10/5/2016 07:04:03 pm
I Eat chicken :D
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