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.
Larisa Albers Glenn-2 English 10H 26 November 2012 Old Man and the Sea Annotations 11/15 Pages read: 9-26 Plot points: * In Cuba * Boy is friends with the old man * Old man hasn’t caught fish in 84 days Characters Introduced: Old Man: * Salao (worst form of unlucky) * Sick * Blue eyes * Close friends with boy * Name is Santiago Boy: * Fished with old man for 40 days * Cares for old man * Loves old man * Name is Manolin Martin: * Owner of the Terrace Similes: “They were as old as erosions in a fishless desert.” Other thoughts: The quote “When I was your age…” made me wonder how old the old man was. New vocab: Bodega- Spanish word for warehouse or winery Allusions: The name “Santiago” is a biblical allusion to Saint James who was also a fisherman-apostle in the New Testament. 11/15 Pages read: 27-44 Plot points: * Santiago sets out to sea * Santiago reminisces about turtle boating * Santiago catches an albacore and decides to use it as bait * Santiago sets his baits at exact fathoms * Santiago constantly thinks about Manolin and wishes Manolin was with him * Santiago hooks the giant marlin and it starts pulling him out to sea Characters Introduced: None Similes: “The clouds that looked like high snow mountains above them.” Other thoughts: It made me nervous and anxious when Santiago was pulled by the marlin so far that he could no longer see land. 11/16 Pages read: 45-54 Plot points: * The marlin tugs Santiago’s boat northwest * Santiago has to constantly convince himself that the position that he is in while attempting to hold the line is comfortable, as he is holding it for several hours * Santiago still wishes Manolin were with him * The fish can kill Santiago at any time if the fish decides to dive or jump * Santiago reminisces about a time when
Delivering products and goods all over the world for little or no reward was frustrating to read about, but Equiano would not give up in his quest to gain his freedom. Forty pounds sterling was all that was needed for this man to buy his freedom, which on some voyages was close to a months pay. In almost all cases he was not paid all he was owed and sometimes was not paid at all due to being misled and lied to by almost every employer. Being told as a boy that he was a good omen was right on and was showed by the snake crawling between his legs without biting him. Being sold again and again, the promises of being free and once free being questioned and beaten would test that statement and almost cause him to give up, but finding Christ and making his way back to London despite everything would once again show that he was a good omen to be true.
The book by the Modoc tribe “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” shows that their cultural beliefs matter a lot to them. “The Earth on Turtle’s Back” talks about how much respect the Onondaga tribe has for the natural world. They believe that each creature has its own power. The book shows kindness and respect for one another. Even though the Sky Chief did not show any respect for the nature, when he asked the men to uproot the tree, he still respected the nature and his wife by uprooting the tree just to make her dream come true.
Christopher O’Donnell Mr. Martino English 11 4 January 2012 In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, the main character Huck is responsible for making moral decisions. Huck lives in a town along the Mississippi River where he is brought up by a drunken father, who is a bad influence on Huck along with most of the people in his town. These influences don’t affect Huck’s decisions though, because throughout the novel Huck disregards them. He disregards them, and rightfully so because in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn all of the tough decisions that Huck makes are correct to the fullest extent. Huck is the type of person that doesn’t want to conform to society, but rather he wants to make the rules for himself, and he does just that by making the decision to leave his past life behind and adventure down the river to obtain his personal freedom.
Although he is not involved in politics, the boys of his town admire his traits and believe that he is a perfect candidate to represent the population. Smith is even called a “hero” among some of the boys. Smith loves the outdoors, is good with his hands and is a “people person”. His ability to relate to the people is what allows him to resist tyranny, corruption and stand up for his beliefs. He references documents such as the United States Constitution and The Declaration of Independence as grounds for his arguments against the “Taylor Machine”.
Firstly, he was certainly a good leader. Throughout his journal, he used the word “determined” a lot and never changed his mind. He decided to count less than the true in order to maintain good psychology among the sailors. When his crews were terrified because they made a mistake in finding the right direction, the Admiral discovered the cause and gave them order to correct it. His belief was also revealed when he got an island, one of the first things he came up with was they had no religion: “As I saw that they were very friendly to us, and perceived that they could be easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than force”.
“Cesar Chavez Autobiography of la Causa” Summary Cesar Estrada Chavez is a man with great a love for equality and respect for his people. As it says in his book “Cesar Chavez Autobiography of La Causa”, he was a man who believed in the idea of non-violence like the Indian leader Gandhi. Born on March 31, 1927 in the town of Yuma, Arizona, he was born into a farm working family with so little money. Once he got older Cesar Chavez saw all the injustices that were being made against, people like him. In 1946 at the age of nineteen Chavez joined the United States navy, but years before that in 1944 Cesar Chavez was arrested at a segregated theater for no reason at all.
The Old Man and the Sea Adam Chavez Honors 9 English In the novel by Ernest Hemingway I found the main character was the old man, at first. As I read more I found that another character was introduced, the marlin. He, the marlin, was first shown in page 42 “He felt a light delicate pulling and then a harder pull…” He is an 18 foot blue marlin who lives in the Gulf of Mexico. He is playing with the line and therefore showing great caution, a sign of fear and sometimes wisdom. 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.
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.