The Old Man and the Sea Questions on Fish, You Are Going to Have to Die Anyway. Do You Have to Kill Me Too?
The Old Man and the Sea
List two instances where Santiago imagines himself as the hooked marlin.
Santiago uses direct address to anthropomorphize the fish and then later directly addresses it with a more familiar "you."
The Old Man and the Sea
What is the atmosphere of a significant event in The Old Man and the Sea and its purpose?
The atmosphere during Santiago's struggle with the marlin is intense and introspective, focusing on both his physical battle and internal conflict with fate. Hemingway creates a mood of militant...