The Old Man and the Sea Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Old Man and the Sea Group at eNotes. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:24:33 en-us <![CDATA[As with Derek Walcott's poem, "The Sea is History," the sea tells its...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-roles-that-sea-plays-old-man-sea-thank-you-118677 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-roles-that-sea-plays-old-man-sea-thank-you-118677 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:24:33 PST <![CDATA[What are the roles that "the sea" plays in "the old man and the sea"?...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-roles-that-sea-plays-old-man-sea-thank-you-118677 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-roles-that-sea-plays-old-man-sea-thank-you-118677 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:54:05 PST <![CDATA[El Campeon is a nickname given to Santiago as a young man after he won...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/who-was-el-campeon-how-did-he-get-that-name-116317 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/who-was-el-campeon-how-did-he-get-that-name-116317 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:45:07 PST <![CDATA[Hemingways writes, on pg. 120: Finally he put the mast down and stood...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/with-mast-his-shoulder-santiago-had-stop-rest-five-116811 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/with-mast-his-shoulder-santiago-had-stop-rest-five-116811 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:59:26 PST <![CDATA[With a mast on his shoulder, Santiago had to rest five minutes on his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/with-mast-his-shoulder-santiago-had-stop-rest-five-116811 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/with-mast-his-shoulder-santiago-had-stop-rest-five-116811 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:35:40 PST <![CDATA[Who is El Campeon?]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/who-was-el-campeon-how-did-he-get-that-name-116317 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/who-was-el-campeon-how-did-he-get-that-name-116317 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:28:18 PST <![CDATA[The first time the old man tries to actually pull in the big fish, the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-happened-when-old-man-first-tried-pull-bill-115223 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-happened-when-old-man-first-tried-pull-bill-115223 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:31:43 PST <![CDATA[What happened when the old man first tried to pull in the big fish in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-happened-when-old-man-first-tried-pull-bill-115223 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-happened-when-old-man-first-tried-pull-bill-115223 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:09:43 PST <![CDATA[Hemingway writes in a plain, tough style which is best suited for 3rd...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-most-likely-reason-hemingway-wrote-old-man-114571 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-most-likely-reason-hemingway-wrote-old-man-114571 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:45:23 PST <![CDATA[What is the most likely reason Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-most-likely-reason-hemingway-wrote-old-man-114571 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-most-likely-reason-hemingway-wrote-old-man-114571 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:19:48 PST <![CDATA[On page 11, Hemingway writes: But, he thought, I keep them [the fishing...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/old-man-sea-novel-1-every-day-new-day-says-113243 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/old-man-sea-novel-1-every-day-new-day-says-113243 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:22:04 PST <![CDATA["Every day is a new day," Santiago says in The Old Man and the Sea. Why?]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/old-man-sea-novel-1-every-day-new-day-says-113243 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/old-man-sea-novel-1-every-day-new-day-says-113243 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:16:41 PST <![CDATA[Hemingway portrayed Santiago's compassion by the way he sees the ocean....]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/using-specific-references-novel-support-this-110247 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/using-specific-references-novel-support-this-110247 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:56:31 PST <![CDATA[Using specific references to the novel, support this statement,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/using-specific-references-novel-support-this-110247 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/using-specific-references-novel-support-this-110247 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:24:40 PST <![CDATA[Most critics contend that Hemingway influenced more than he was...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-main-literary-influences-hemingway-his-108293 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-main-literary-influences-hemingway-his-108293 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:22:18 PST <![CDATA[What are the main literary influences on Hemingway and his writing and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-main-literary-influences-hemingway-his-108293 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-main-literary-influences-hemingway-his-108293 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:38:06 PST <![CDATA[1. persistence, though sometimes futile 2. respect for natural forces...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-moral-lessons-old-man-sea-by-hemigway-107943 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-moral-lessons-old-man-sea-by-hemigway-107943 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:42:42 PST <![CDATA[what are the moral lessons of the old man and the sea by HEMIGWAY?]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-moral-lessons-old-man-sea-by-hemigway-107943 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-moral-lessons-old-man-sea-by-hemigway-107943 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:45:35 PST <![CDATA[The sea is the natural element of the old man, since he has been a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-role-sea-old-man-sea-105821 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-role-sea-old-man-sea-105821 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:51:29 PST <![CDATA[What is the role of the sea in 'The Old Man and the Sea?']]> http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-role-sea-old-man-sea-105821 http://www.enotes.com/old-man-and-the-sea/q-and-a/what-role-sea-old-man-sea-105821 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:28:30 PST