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The Old Man and the Sea
by
Ernest Hemingway
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Themes
Man vs. Nature
Perseverance
Struggle
Mentorship
Pride
Defeat
Luck
Respect
Hope
Loneliness
Friendship
Aging
Characters
Santiago
Manolin
Joe DiMaggio
The Marlin
Quotes
A Man Can be Destroyed but Not Defeated
Symbolism
The Marlin
The Sea
The Fish
The Lions
Plot
Chapter 1
Chapter 4
Ending
Introduction
Santiago's Battle With the Sharks
Santiago's Fishing Struggles
The Marlin
Literary Devices
Personification
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Imagery
Setting
Cuba
The Sea
Authorship
Ernest Hemingway
Narrative Perspective
Omniscient Narrator
