"The Old Man by the Sea"

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"The Old Man by the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway is the story of a rejected and failing fisherman, Santiago and the young boy who believes in him, Manolin. This paper examines how through the interactions of these characters and Santiago's personal struggle, Hemingway makes important points about people and life, ultimately delivering a positive message about the ability of every person to fight their own personal struggles and win.

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"The relationship between Santiago and Manolin is important to The Old Man and the Sea, and it is observed that there is a strong bond between the two. Santiago is the failing fisherman that has been rejected by everyone else. To him, Manolin is his only friend. Manolin himself is not rejected and he has other people in his life, but Santiago remains very special to him. This makes The Old Man and the Sea partly the story of a strong character seeing more than everyone else does and remaining devoted to a person everyone else sees as an outcast. Manolin has the unique ability to see beyond appearances and other people's perceptions and to form his own view."

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