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Alpa Ponda
Sem 3
Roll no : 2
Batch
2016-2018
Paper No. 10
American
Literature
Topic: Old
man and the sea and its theme
Submitted to:
smt. S B Gardi department of English
Enrollment no:
2069108420170025
It is a
story of Santiago, an old man who goes for fighting. He is a fisherman. This
novella is narrated by an anonymous narrator.
Old man and
the sea
It is a
story of Santiago, an old man who goes for fishing. He is a fisherman. This
novella is focusing on his journey in which he struggles and suffers a lot but
he does not lose his hope. He fights for himself and for his pride. Santiago
goes to sea but he returns empty-handed. His fellow and friend, Manolin is
forced by his family to leave Santiago for another boat. But he does not so.
Santiago is unsuccessful for eighty four days. But on eighty fifth days, he
sets journey across ‘Marlin’ a big fish. “The old man and Marlin fight to win. The old man gets
injured. But he continues his struggle. They fight for three days, on third day;
Santiago kills Marlin with his harpoon. He goes with dead fish. During
returning to Sea shore the shark attacks the old man. He gives a fight to a
giant shark.
The shark
leaves the Marlin after making it just a skeleton. Then Santiago comes home.
And he begins his morning with Menolin, and in the last scene, the old man
lives his dream wherein the lions are on the beaches of Africa. It is a simple
story of the novella but we come across many things during the struggle of the
old man.
Theme of the
novella
Heroism
It is the
victory of the old man. He has to win to save his pride. First he fights to his
fate as he is un succeeded for eighty four days. Then he goes for another
fishing to fight with Marlin a big fish ,is also the matter of pride.
What may be
the characteristics’ of hero. The hero goes for adventures journey. He struggles and the the success is
not temporary. But one thing makes him hero is the
Hero goes
on……
Hemingway
not only depicted the outer journey of hero but also the inner journey.
MANHOOD
The writer
gives here the ideal picture of manhood. What may be the characteristics or behavior of man which proves him man.. They behave with honor and dignity.
They suffer during duty and they accept their duty without any complaint.
It is not
only focusing on the ideal or main deeds of hero but it is the novella which
makes us learn to be good then better and better.
STRUGGLE FOR
PRIDE
Santiago is
an old man; he can lose his fight as he is old man. But he fights for his
pride. Here all the characters and the old man feel pride to fight. The pride
is the main force. Santiago is forced by his pride and the journey takes place.
While he loves the Marlin and called him brother Santiago admits to kill it for
pride.
THE HONOR IN
STRUGGLE, DEFEAT AND DEATH
Santiago is
struggling for the victory. He spends eighty four days without catching a fish.
But he himself is not defeated by his fate. He fights to fate and nature for
his pride. It is honour to defeat the fate for own self. It is not the battle
against the nature. But it is the battle to prove man’s place within nature.
Old man and
Santiago, they are the strongest characters and they show their pride, honour
and bravery in fighting. If the death
comes. It would have an honor for them. They can escape as dining to death but
they are the players. They are the heroes. The quote which is very well said in the novella.
“MAN IS
DESTROYED BUT NOT DEFEATED”
We are here
on earth for making ourselves strong and better by the days go on. We are
destroyed by others. But our heart is strong by determination. So it is impossible
to defeat us. As Santiago proves himself here.
We also find
poetic trace while Santiago says,
“Because I
love you, I have to kill you.”
It is the
beauty of death that comes before the destruction of Marlin.
PRIDE AS THE
SOURCE OF GREATNESS AND DETERMINATION
The novella
mainly focuses on strength, bravery and moral of heroes. It is like comparing
the deeds of hero with ancient heroes.
Old man has
a pride as a masterful fisherman. Pride motives man to greatness. The death of
Marlin is because of the determination of Santiago. No matter how suffering is
there, but their determination to prove their pride as hero is there at the
moment of death also. Santiago bears days of hopelessness but in defeating fate
he has a hope to win one day.
ARTIST’S
STRUGGLE WITH HIS ART
Artist’s
task is to create a work of art. It is also compared to give a birth to a
child. It is like creating the piece of art in which you develop the inner
sense and creation is the part of artist and its inner values concerning to
art.
Here the old
man is an artist who has mastery in fishing which represents an artist’s
mastery. The old man goes too far. It is the process of imagination wherein
there is no world but the world of imagination to create something.
CONCLUSION
The old man
and the sea include most of the themes concerned to man, humankind and their
inner journey.
WORK CITED:
Spark notes
Dabhiashvin111011.blogspot.com
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