The Old Man and the Sea ends with the irony that Santiago has finally caught a fish, but it has been stripped bare by sharks. In that sense, the elderly fisherman has been both fortunate and unlucky.
The fish caught in "The Old Man and the Sea" is a giant marlin. It is a massive, powerful fish that the old man, Santiago, battles with for days as he struggles to reel it in.
The first fish that Santiago catches in "The Old Man and the Sea" is a giant marlin. This massive fish presents a major challenge for Santiago in his epic struggle at sea.
i think that Hemingway called it old man and the sea is because the sea gave Santiago more of a struggle than the fish. the fish was a parralel to Santiago in that they both had to struggle and fail.i just think the sea was more symbolic than the fish.
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Santiago's first catch in "The Old Man and the Sea" is a giant marlin.
The fish is a Marlin, but it doesn't have a name except that Santiago considers it his brother and refers to it as "brother."
Santiago promised to say a series of prayers and offer thanks to God if he was able to catch the fish from "The Old Man and the Sea." He pledged to make a pilgrimage to the Virgin of Cobre if his wish was granted.
Marlin? It sounds like it's from 'The Old Man And The Sea', by Ernest Hemmingway.
Pedrico was a character in "The Old Man and the Sea" who worked with Santiago before his long journey out to sea. He helped Santiago with his fishing gear and was one of the few people who believed in Santiago's ability to catch fish. Pedrico also looked after Santiago's belongings while he was away.
In the short story "The Old Man and the Sea," Santiago is the old man who goes out to sea to fish, and Marlin is the large fish he catches. Their relationship is one of struggle and respect, as Santiago sees the marlin as a worthy opponent and respects its strength and will to survive. At the same time, Santiago is determined to catch the marlin to prove himself as a skilled fisherman.
Santiago used a harpoon and a fishing line to hunt the marlin in "The Old Man and the Sea." He also used his knowledge and skill as a fisherman to outwit and catch the large fish.
Santiago knows that the fish are getting tired because he is an experienced old fisherman and has been fishing in the same waters all his life. Hemmingway spells this out very early in the book.