The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Finished on 26 November 2007. Filed under Friendship, Journey.
Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives.
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After-Thoughts
It is a very interesting short story of a fisherman's journey on the sea. The words are descriptive and powerful, depicting the real force and beauty of the sea.
However, what I disliked about the book was really the content within. I personally despise the act of fishing, even if I realise it's just the harshness of the battle to survive. The cruelty of human is shown throughout the fisherman's methods of killing the fish he was after. I really agreed with this line:
I am only better than him through trickery and he meant me no harm.
Overall, I thought it was a great short story and I'd recommend it to readers. With that said, I would advise reading deep into the story for its underlying meanings. I admit I didn't quite read too deep so I wasn't too impressed with its plot.
