The Old Man and the Sea- Required #7

Ernest Hemingway has done many things to engage those little people like me and you(the reader.)

He made the characters relatable in some ways, and other ways he didn't, depending on what kind of person you are. The ways that he made it relatable were things like when the old man missed the boy and I know I have talked about this a lot, but it seems to be an important aspect of the book and one of the parts that I seem to like the most. He just kept thinking about it like how pretty much every other person does. You just can't stop thinking about things that are important to you and that you miss or that you're anxious about. Those ideas just keep on popping up in your head over and over again. It also shows how caring people are towards other people that they care a lot about like the old man and the young boy.

The old man is also very hard working, brave, and determined. It really makes you admire him so much. He isn't cocky or rude about it at all. He doesn't even realize how much of a great person he is, it seems. Maybe it can even remind other people of someone they now that is like that as well like a dad, grandpa, aunt, uncle, or cousin.

This book can also be suspenseful at times. You are worried to see if the fish makes it to land before the sharks eat it. It can be worrisome when the old man passed out at one point during the book. It's a good thing the boy was there, though it really made the boy sad to see that, so sad he cried. Fishing can be quite intense when there are big sharks and big fish all around. The ocean is a scary, huge, open place with fish you've probably never even heard of. Again, the old man is a brave fellow.


Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner Paperback Fiction, 1995. Print.