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by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea was published 1952 after the bleakest ten years in Hemingway's literary career. His last major work, Across the River and into the Trees, was condemned as unintentional self-parody, and people began to think that Hemingway had exhausted his store of ideas.

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the old man thinks of god as?
Posted by bailee f #322083
Last updated by: Aslan on May 11, 2013 9:58 PM
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Does the old man exhibit strength?
Posted by maria luisa q #318315
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 27, 2013 7:36 PM
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Does the old man change by the end of the novel? Does the fish change after it is captured? Why does the old man pursue the fish for so long?
Posted by jessy a #317923
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 27, 2013 7:34 PM
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Does the old man exhibit strength? Show examples that support your statement. Does strength always mean to be physically strong or are there other forms? Find examples from the book to support your opinion.
Posted by jessy a #317923
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 27, 2013 10:16 AM
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What is the old man´s relation with the sea? How does he feel about the sea?
Posted by jessy a #317923
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 4:29 PM
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what new quality did santiago possess for the eventual big catch?
Posted by michael r #317537
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Apr 24, 2013 2:49 PM
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satiago as a teacher in the old man and the sea....show that!
Posted by roooaaa n #316093
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 18, 2013 6:24 AM
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After the first shark hits, Santiago knows hot the story will end, and so do we. why then, do you think Santiago continues to fight the sharks?
Posted by daniel l #313263
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 07, 2013 10:26 AM
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how does santiago use the sun and the colours of the water to help him decide were to fish
Posted by lina m #312619
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 03, 2013 8:55 PM
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who is joe dimaggio in the book of the old man and the sea
Posted by jake j #201543
Last updated by: ciaira w #311035 on Mar 26, 2013 9:10 AM
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What's Heroism?
Posted by joan h #310969
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 25, 2013 9:44 PM
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why does santiago think the fish is male?
Posted by ayele d #309355
Last updated by: maria m #310857 on Mar 25, 2013 11:36 AM
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what are the old man's arguments with himslef about killikng the big fish?
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 10:07 PM
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a women and her husband see the cascass of the magnificent fish and incorrectly identify it as a common shark of extraordinary size. what does this emphasize?
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 10:03 PM
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Santiago feels he must "prove himslef" to the fish and to the boy. "now he was proving it again. Each time was a new time..." what is the implication in broader terms; do we ever stop having to prove ourselves(according to hemingway)?
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 10:02 PM
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"but thank god, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them, although they are more noble and more able." what's hemingway saying?
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:48 PM
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Explain the significance of "take a good rest, small bird... then go in and take your chances like any man or bird or fish."
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:44 PM
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"his choice had been to stay in the deep dark water far out beyond all snares and traps.. my choice was to go there to find him beyond all people.. in the world." explain the importance of this passage.
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:42 PM
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"if the other heard me talking out loud, they think that i am crazy... but since i am not , i dont care." what does that tell us about the olds mam's character?
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:37 PM
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"It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact . Then when luck comes, you are ready." Explain
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:29 PM
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what is Hemingway'spoint to having the old man say, "I may not be as strong as I think...... But I know many tricks and I have a resolution?"
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:27 PM
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"there are many good fishermen and some great ones. But there is only you" what does the boy mean?
Posted by jess m #307395
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 10, 2013 9:18 PM
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Why does santiago hate the portuguese man of war?
Posted by kiersten j #306861
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 07, 2013 7:01 PM
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Write about Santiago and Manolins relationship.
Posted by Quzidykt
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 21, 2013 2:54 PM
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what does the quote A man can be destroyed but not defited means?
Posted by gianluigi b #303323
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 21, 2013 11:18 AM
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