The Old Man and the Sea

What does "Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and beauty." (94) mean?

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Hemingway is identifying the hunter and the hunted, the killer and his prey in communion. Santiago has pierced the great fish and the might of both of them are fully displayed. The sight is beautiful to behold.