It had been 40 days before Santiago caught a fish.
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.
When he brought the fish in.
Yes one but it has been years since it was caught. It was taken to fish and game then put in the zoo. Not sure if it died or what happened
A 1,056lb six gill shark has been caught of the coast of Co. Clare by a 70 year old man from Cuba. It has been stated that this is the largest fish caught in British and Irish waters.
"Pescao" is a dialect for "pescado" which is a fish that has been caught.
a wicker basket for freshwater fish that have been caught
A fish is un pez, plural peces. A fish that has been caught for food is un pescado.
Manolin's parents disapprove of Santiago, viewing him as an unlucky and old fisherman who has not caught a fish in 84 days. They believe that associating with Santiago could hinder Manolin's potential and future success. Despite this, Manolin respects and cares for Santiago, choosing to remain loyal to him and learn from his experience, reflecting the bond they share.
If x caught 5 times as many fish as y, then there were 6 groups of the same number of fish caught, and each group would have been 6 fish if there were 36 fish all together. x must have caught 30 (6 x 5) fish, leaving just 6 for y to have caught.
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.
Santiago increased the drag on the skiff by tying the lines of the skiff to the harpoon and then by using the heavy fish he had caught. This maneuver slowed the skiff's movement through the water, making it more challenging for the marlin to escape. By creating additional resistance, Santiago aimed to maintain control over the situation and lessen the chances of losing the fish he had fought so hard to catch.