LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:1 January 2018
ISSN 1930-2940

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Struggles and Suffering in Hemingway’s
The Old Man And The Sea

M. Girija, M.Phil. English


Abstract

The Old Man and The Sea is the masterpiece of Ernest Hemingway. It is a considered opinion of Hemingway critics that he very successfully transformed his personal experiences in deep-sea fishing, bull-fighting, and big-game hunting into works of art.

In Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, we meet an old, yet determined fisherman, Santiago, who is strong. His best days are not behind him, despite an 84 days streak of bad luck. With his young companion no longer able to fish with him, Santiago sets out to fish farther than any other fisherman, even though he is alone. The events that occur both during and after the fishing trip, reveal a lot about the mindset of Santiago. In this paper we discuss how the story’s plot and characters, including Santiago, are portrayed through these themes of struggle and suffering. There are various elements of struggle that take place in the story. Whether human or animal, this story focuses a great deal on the power of struggle in one’s life.

Keywords: The Oldman and the Sea, Human suffering, Fisherman, Life struggles, symbols of struggle

Manolin, the Young Boy

At the beginning of the story, the young boy Manolin used to fish with Santiago, but was forced to stop because of a 40 days streak of bad luck. While Manolin wished to stay with Santiago, his parents made him go to fish with another fisherman Manolin states, “It was papa made me leave I am a boy and I must obey him”. (p.1) Manolin struggles with his parents’ decision, as he believes Santiago is a great fisherman who would have more luck if they fished together. “It made the boy sad to see the old man come in each day with his skiff empty”. (p.1) Manolin’s love for Santiago is clear; he helps his older friend everyday by assisting with the duties related to fishing. His struggle with his parents’ decision is inconvenient until the very end of the story.

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M. Girija, M.Phil. English
Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Women’s College
Cumbum 625 516
Tamilnadu
India
girijamathi1994@gmail.com

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