The Old Man And The Sea -x
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The Old Man and the Sea is a heroic tale of a man’s strength pitted against
forces that he can’t control. It is a tale about an old Cuban fisherman and his
three-day battle with a giant Marlin. Through the use of three prominent
themes: friendship, bravery, and Christianity. The "Old ....
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.... Santiago on his fishing trips. Santiago is
viewed as an outcast in his village because he has not caught any fish for
more than eighty-four days and is therefore "unlucky". Nonetheless, Manolin
is loyal to Santiago and even when his parents prohibit him. He still wants to
help his friend. Their conversations are comfortable, like that of two friends
who have known each other for their whole lives. When they speak it is
usually about baseball or fishing, the two thing ....
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Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
