Sea as a novel of oldman and the sea

Sea as a novel of life

• Ernest Hemingway• His idea about spirit

of old man

Santiago

• Journey of eighty four days• Fisherman returned empty handed• “man can be destroyed but not defeated"

Themes

• Struggle• One of the continuous struggle against defeat• He emerges as a hero• Defeat is a psychological submission

symbolism

• Lions• The old man no longer

dream about people • And namely the lions.• His memory of youth and

his struggle proving • That he is still there.

Man and the natural world

• Man’s place within a nature• He talks about the sea as a

woman• The birds as a friend• And sharks as a personal

enemies.• The eternal law; the must kill

or be killed.• His inevitable struggle that

will leads to its death.

suffering

• Physical pain is Santiago's defying characteristic

• Suffering is a necessary step in his battle with the fish

• Commands and respect• This is a pain it seems that

can be controlled by sheer willpower

Allegory

• In literature any work have two meaning• Surface meaning And deeper

meaning• Santiago is everyman any human

being and every man’s story tunes out to be about man’s struggle with lifes difficulties and with suffering.

Thank youcompleted ByJayshree KunchalaDept. of EnglishM.K.Bhavnagar UniversityGujarat India jayshreekunchala@gmail.com