In every novella there is a person that has conflicts. In the novella The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, Santiago faces many obstacles in trying to catch a marlin. The Old Man is alone in the sea and needs help at certain times. Santiago’s fishing line cuts his hand and he has trouble holding onto the line. He has to fight off sharks and he has to think quickly. Another time Santiago has a struggle during the novella is when he does not have any food. He doesn’t have enough money to get any food either.
Santiago is fishing for the marlin when all of a sudden the fish tugs on the line and cuts his left hand badly. He has lots of trouble because he cannot let go of the line or else he will lose the Marlin. Santiago tries to let the wound dry in the sun but he doesn’t have the proper tools to have it heal properly. Santiago uses his right hand for everything, which is hard because it is not his strong hand. He uses his right hand to cut tuna for strength while his left hand cramps up holding the fishing line. To show that Santiago is struggling with his cut hand he says to himself “You can let the cord go, hand, and I will handle him with the right arm alone until you stop that nonsense”. (Pg 59) Santiago managed with his wound and kept the fish.
While Santiago is struggling with his injured hand the marlin also gets injured and fills the water with its blood. While the blood is turning the water red, sharks approach. Santiago has to think quickly, he decides to throw his harpoon at it which draws more blood. By more blood being in the sea additional sharks come to the scene. The sharks attack and kill the marlin but Santiago keeps his head up knowing that he has fought the fish until its death. “’But I killed the shark that hit my fish,’ he thought”. (Pg 103) Santiago was proud of himself that he stuck with his mission and accomplished it.
Santiago also has a problem with food. He cannot catch anything to eat nor buy any food. Santiago has no money due to not working, he also could not catch a fish for 894 days which is no help for him to eat. Santiago depends on other people to help him out and lend him food. Sometimes it people give him good other times they do not. The young boy borrowed some food from a store owner, Martin and Santiago says “I must thank him.” “[He has done this before]" That quote is showing that Santiago has gotten food from Martin and feels he needs to repay him in some way.
In all situations people struggle with conflicts, Santiago is one of them. He is faced with problems that he has to think quickly about and he accomplished them well. The struggles that Santiago are faced with makes the plot of the novella. The conflicts that I have given you are only a few examples of the problems that he is confronted with. For Santiago being an old man he stuck with his job and all the problems that he was forced to deal with.
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6 comments:
1- your thesus was very intrieuging and forced me to read more of the essay.
2- i liked every quote you used and i feel each one was described well
3- i liked the way your essay showed both how his struggles hurt and helped santiago threw his journey.
4- no further advice bravo.
I liked how you started off your thesis, you made good points that were helpful in explaining what was to come in your essay.
“You can let the cord go, hand, and I will handle him with the right arm alone until you stop that nonsense” was a great depiction of the scene you were describing. He is angry with his hand for cramping, and reasures himself that he can do the job as long as it keeps holding on strong.
You have a very good writing style, making the reader feel engulfed in your explanations. Great job Abbs =)
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i liked your essay because you used alot of detail from the story. you incorperated a lot of your own thougts and opinions into the storyyyyy. job well dont boo=) haha
hey abbeyy, your essay was good. Your thesis statement was great and made me want to read. You made your thoughts very clear and easy to understand. I liked the second quote the best, I thought that was a very important quote in the book. Good job abb.
Abbey, I love your thesis. Your beginning introduction was very captivating and made me want to read on. I aso loved your quotes, it really proved your point in the story. Good Job Abbey =)
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Abby,
You have a solid thesis and good supporting quotes that you embed within the body paragraphs of your essay.
A few of your sentences read a bit awkwardly, ex: "For Santiago being an old man he stuck with his job and all the problems that he was forced to deal with."
Your essay also starts out with a claim that you don't substantiate: "In every novella there is a person that has conflicts."
Be careful about generalizations, and try to express all your ideas as clearly as possible. Try reading your essay out loud to hear how the words sound. If something sounds strange to you, it will probably read awkwardly for your audience.
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