In the story The Old Man and the Sea by
Ernest Hemingway I Think Its a good decision that Santiago became a
fishermen. In the book it shows how he would not be good at Any thing
except fishing.
My
first quote is: “Fish ,you are going to have to die anyway”(94).
Santiago said this as he struggled to catch the fish.It is clear that
Santiago is mentally and physically drained .This means that if you have
to give your life why not do it fishing. This proves how much it
really means to him.Most people in their twenty's would not even do this
work that is this hard, and he is also an old man. He has a strong
opinion on why fishing is so important and that's why he would give his
own life. It also proves what fishing really means to Santiago.
This shows how Santiago is determined: “But remember how you went
eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for
three weeks”(10). The boy says this to Santiago reassure that is good
at fishing. I think this proves he will wait very long to catch a fish
because if that was me I would have given up after a day.One other
thing this proves about him is he Strong willed to keep trying. Even
though people don't believe in him because he is made fun of by the
younger fisherman.
To
be a fishermen you have to be brave “The shark came in a rush and the
old man hit him as he shut his jaws”(114).I think this shows how he is
such a brave man, he is crazy to fight a shark. I have never heard of
anyone trying to fight a shark. If that was me I would have got my you
know what out of their, I know that was the right thing to do but I
would never try to get a shark mad but if your mess with Santiago you in
trouble.
Santiago
is a very strong man and he has to be for fishing “He took all his
pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he
put it against the fish...” (93). I think this quote is significant
because he is fighting the fish. This quote provides the reader with a
power full message that fishing is not just physical it is also
mental.Santiago is a man who has devoted his life to fishing and he put
everything into fishing.
The
four quotes prove why Santiago needed to become a fishermen. He has
devoted his whole life to fishing which has made him a successful
fisherman. Although he did not catch the one that counted he still put
his heart into fishing and that makes a person successful