And has many trail and obstacles he has to overcome. From the very first paragraph, Santiago is characterized as someone struggling against defeat. He has gone eighty-four days without catching a fish he will soon pass his own record of eighty-seven days. But the old man refuses defeat at every turn he resolves to sail out beyond the other fishermen to where the biggest fish promise to be. He lands the marlin, tying his record of eighty-seven days after a brutal three-day fight, and he continues to ward off sharks from stealing his prey, even though he knows the battle is useless.
It was a great end for Billie showing his heroic skills, although he didn’t knew about it. A real definition of a hero was made in a difficult situation. Billie is just an average guy was on the boat. He had a moments where he doubted himself couple times. Times were hard when the other guys including the Captain had felt asleep, he still kept himself motivated.
Life at sea was difficult. They had little food and had to sleep on the hard boards on the deck. Eventually, many men in the crew staged a mutiny, or rebellion, against Magellan (Background Document). Many could argue that he was not a good leader and was not worth defending, or fighting for, because of the mutiny, but there are many reasons why he was a good leader. Magellan was worth defending because he was very resourceful and could navigate well, he had good disciplined leadership skills, and he was motivated and never gave up.
The two parts of his life, though separated by a great number of years, match to two different moral principles. Much of the moral expression within the story centers on the difference between the two models and on showing how Beowulf makes the seamless transition from his wild past to his comparably latent but still rash and courageous end. In the younger part of Beowulf’s life he is a great and fearless warrior, characterized by his feats of strength and courage, including his swimming match against Breca. He accepts his visible defeat even though a selfish individual would have contested the interference of the sea monster into the match that caused his defeat. He also contains all of the manners and values that are expected of a man in that time, including loyalty, courtesy, and pride.
The marlin is a male as the old man explains in page 49 “He took the bait like a male and he pulls like a male and his fight has no panic in it.” He is obviously a strong fish as he does pull for a long time, “It is half a day and a night and now another day…” He is not going to give up without a fight though and I know that for the fish it is all instinct but I think that he has to have at least a ‘trait” of perseverance and tenacious. He in many ways is equal to the old man, “I love you and respect you very much. But I will kill you dead before this day ends.” The reason I feel that the fish needed to be review is because I thought that this reflection would be unique and that everyone’s reflection would be about the old man. This is reflection of the blue marlin’s appearance, “personality”, and a bit about the story. This is my reflection on “The Old Man and the
All of his struggles are handled in a manner suitable of a Code Hero. First, he was a silent and powerful man, and instead of verbally sharing his opinions and beliefs, he acted upon them. For example, when he is fighting the marlin, he prays. This quote “I am not religious’ he said. ‘But I will say ten Our Fathers and ten Hail Marys that I should catch this fish, and I promise to make a pilgrimage to the Virgin of Cobre.
Uncle Jim is a sightless man who never allows his disability to limit him. Instead, he musters up courage, and presses on even though “he stumbles into the curb” (17 Bill Schermbrucker). Furthermore, Weihenmayer proves to have the same quality when “[he] wound up walking into a duck pond… so he returned… and tried again… and again” (Steve Rushin). This event illustrates how motivated he really is. No matter how many times he fell, he rose each time more driven than the last to reach his goal.
In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Magic realism plays a huge part in this story, especially with two of its main characters. Patience is also important because the patience of the characters in this story is what drives their success. Both patience and magic realism are the two biggest themes in this short story. The story begins “on the third day of rain” (Marquez 203) and Pelayo and Elisenda are working hard to get rid of the crabs that are infesting their home. Pelayo then notices an old man outside in their courtyard but this isn’t your average old man, this man has wings.
He has longed for the water as this is his way out of a life he has been forced to live missing something very important. His whole life he has longed to be with the water, this is highlighted with “the sound has been in his ears his whole life and he’s hungry for it”. Fish has never been happier in his life and Winton uses emotive language “Fish lamb with a great slack grin on his face” to show the excitement he has as he lives his last moments in this world and is about to enter the next. Repetition of the bait leaps behind him”, this sentence describes the mood he is and the way he is running along the wharf/jetty to the water. Fish finally reconnects with his spiritual self and has fulfilled his desire; this is shown with “I feel my manhood” as he is drowning in the river.
The affect that Fred’s ideals and expectations have on his relationship with Ken in ‘A Great Day’ is severe. Fred and Ken embark on a seemingly friendly day of fishing putting Fred in a situation in which he has an advantage over Ken. Fred mentions that he “wouldn’t mind being a big hefty bloke like [Ken]”; however, while the two men are out on the water, Fred makes it more than obvious that he is in his element. It is because of Fred and Ken’s friendship and the fact that Ken “never learnt to swim” that Fred’s ideals and expectations are able to influence the relationship between the two men. ‘The King’s Speech’ tells the story of King George VI, more commonly referred to in the film as Bertie, and his battle with a speech impediment.