This book is very, very inspiring. The old man goes through so many struggles and yet has the courage and the determination to not give up. It is amazing how he keeps going with all the bad things that life throws in his way, such as the streak of not catching the fish, the fight with the marlin, the sharks eating the marlin, and the journey back. Going through all that, he also has to deal with being alone, not being able to take the boy with him on his journey, and all the villagers disliking him because of his bad luck. He shows pure determination. I think that all the readers grow a great deal of respect for Santiago by the time they finish the book. You learn to love him because of how he looks at life and how he does not let petty things stop him like a lot of people do/would. He refused to let his pain get in his way. In a way, I think all the readers of this book wish that they could be more like the old man. I know I do. I was truly inspired. I realized that it is incredibly hard to get through the things life throws in your way, but it is totally worth the hardship in the end.
Sometimes when I read a book, I do not connect with the characters. That even includes when the characters are sixteen year old girls. I feel like I connected with Santiago, though. That's the magic in the book and why everyone keeps reading it. That's why it's being assigned in English classes. You truly are connected to Santiago, whether you're a girl or a boy and regardless of age, more than you would connect to a character in Twilight.
By the time I finished, I realized how inspiring the book truly was.
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner, 2003. Print.
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