Yes, he dies. This is inferred by the reader. Because of the conectedness he has between himself and the fish such as them both being in their own struggle, it symbolizes something. The fish dies after his great stuggle against the old man. Due to the conectedness, the old man also dies after his great struggle against the marlin and the sharks: nature. One event that forshadows his death is that he "spat out something strage" in the end of the book. This meaning he spat blood...
Yes, Santiago dies at the end of the novel. Despite his valiant struggle to catch the marlin and ward off sharks, he eventually succumbs to exhaustion and his injuries. The novel ends with Santiago resting in his shack, dreaming about lions on the beaches of Africa.
No he is dreaming of the lions. It states it in the book clearly.
No he is just sleeping or dreaming of the lions
Tiresias predicts that Odysseus will die an old man at sea.
Santiago does not die at the end of the story.
Santiago Gallo died in 1909.
Santiago Bonavía died in 1760.
Santiago Artigas died in 1931.
Santiago Stevenson died in 2007.
Santiago Copello died in 1967.
Francisco Santiago died in 1947.
Santiago Rusiñol died in 1931.
Santiago Herrero died in 1970.
Santiago Almeida died in 1999.