The Old Man and the Sea Important Quotations

Important Quotations

1) “Anyone can be a fisherman in May.” Page 18
Santiago is a fisherman. He is poor, but doesn’t complain about it. He is stoic...

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How does The Old Man and the Sea show the concept: "A man can be destroyed but not defeated?"

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"Man can be destroyed but not defeated." How is this exemplified in The Old Man and the Sea?

The idea that man can be destroyed but not defeated from The Old Man and the Sea could be explained or paraphrased as: A man can be killed, but as long as he doesn't quit he can't really be...
What significance do the lions on the beach have in The Old Man and the Sea?

When he was younger, Santiago sailed ships to Africa and he remembers seeing lions playing in the surf on the beaches. As he grows older, these memories become dominant in his mind, even more than...
How did Hemingway reflect modernism? What are some modernist themes in The Old Man and the Sea?

Modernism was a movement in art and literature during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was marked by a drive to break with traditional styles and closely linked to the realism movement....
What does Santiago dream about in The Old Man and the Sea?

Santiago dreams about his boyhood, and the time he served on a ship that sailed the coast of Africa. Specifically, he dreams of Africa when he was a boy and the long golden beaches and the white...