When Santiago finally catches the Marlin, he is proud of himself. He is looking forward to showing the boy and the other fishermen that he is still strong. Although when nature fought back he was only a man but felt he was in control. "I must hold his pain where it is, he thought. Mine does not matter.
The people behind us clapped. The old man waved them off and sat back down in the skiff to fan his face again”. The way Sonny explains what is happening seems like he has no clue what was going on and why they are doing the things they do. Another thing that happened in the chapter was Sonny and Keo went to catch a shark to show the director what a real one looks like. The boys set a trap for the shark and waited until the next day to find the buoy twenty feet underwater.
The D’Angelos need to forgive the boys for drilling holes in the kayak, essentially killing Ben, because JT and Digger received a punishment. By forgiving the boys, the D’Angelos allow all of them the opportunity to move on from the incident. Next, forgiveness is a main theme because Brady needs to forgive JT and Digger. Brady is very upset that his friends go behind his back and use his idea to sabotage the kayak. Digger makes him feel like its partly his fault because he gave them the idea of drilling the holes in the kayak.
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
“Many a man ought to have a bathtub larger than the boat which here rode upon the sea” (Crane, 1897, p. 286). Nevertheless, it is the perseverance shared by each man in this decrepit vessel that binds the oiler, correspondent, captain and cook in an unspoken bond of brotherhood. Daylight is fleeting as this motley crew integrates their efforts in keeping the small craft afloat. The cook, a portly and unfit man, steadily bails seawater out of the boat. The oiler maintains the dinghy’s navigational capabilities in a series of assiduous rowing with one oar and adhering to directional
‘You see how many starfish there are? You’ll never make a difference.’ The boy paused thoughtfully, and picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean. ‘It sure made a difference to that one,’ he said (45).” The Hawaiian parable, this had to be the most inspiring part of the book to me. Hearing stories of how one person was able to do all these incredible things to make life better for people, I still feel uninspired. I don’t have the resources those people do; I would think I’m wasting my time unless it turns into one of those really huge projects and organizations I keep hearing about.
I continued to cast at the bank making long cast for a deeper run of the crank bait. “Get the net” as I set the hook on a nice fish that seemed was going to be a problem since this was my first time actually catching a fish out of a boat. As the fish jumped a couple times out of the water trying to throw the crank bait my partner says “Nice fish” as he nets the fish and lets me know it is about the same size he caught. I was so excited I couldn`t wait to catch another
Therefore, choosing this piece was a great delight for me. I decided that the first thing I wanted the viewer to see was fishes as well (just like Massons piece). I believe I met my goal since the central images of the piece are two huge fish. Not only that, but I gave them grimaces that stand out to the public. From my past personal experiences, I have learnt that in order to capture someones attention through a piece of work, not only must you make your object of choice big; but it should stand out or surprise the viewer.
The word choice and stylistic devices used in the poem allows the reader to see his attitude toward the shark and forming the tone. The poet immediately describes the shark to be a rock and how s/he was shocked that it was a large shark when saying, “Is a thing that happened once (too often) to me. /But not too often- though enough.”. The unclearness of these lines can show how when first seeing the shark s/he was so shocked and full of fear that they were unable to express themselves clearly of how s/he was feeling. Although it was a fearful experience was still a positive and a once in a life time experience when saying, “I count as gain”.
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.