Old Man And The Sea Summary
Beginning of paper
by Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)
Symbolic drama
Setting
North Coast of Cuba; early twentieth century
Principal Characters
Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman Manolin , a boy, Santiago's young fishing companion The Marlin, a gigantic fish
Story Overveiw
Eighty-four days had passed since Santiago, the old fisherman, had caught a ....
Middle of paper
.... Santiago, who fell asleep.
Lions immediately filled his dreams. As a boy he had sailed to Africa and had
seen lions on the beaches. Now, as an old man, he constantly dreamed of the
great and noble beasts.
He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of Great occurrences, nor
of great fish, nor fights nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only
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Number of words: 1853
Number of pages: 7 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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