Even though Santiago’s fish was mangled to the point it was unrecognizable he keeps it attached and brings it back anyway to show the battle he faced. Santiago can also be seen following a strict daily routine that he applies no matter the condition. Despite his old age he stays fit and follows the routine he has always followed. The reader can see that Santiago has not caught a fish in 84 days (about 3 months), despite this fact he still goes out one more day and ends up catching the biggest fish he has ever witnessed. Even though Santiago has not caught a fish, he sticks with his routine that has not been successful and ends up catching the massive marlin.
Santiago's epiphany leads to him pushing forward and finishing his journey of achieving his ultimate treasure of hope and
“Arturo the aqua boy”, as the carny announcers might describe but to the Binewskis he is just Arty, the boy with flippers for limbs and a megalomaniac ambition. Arty the aqua boy plays a massive role in the story geek love. His significance to the story is that he must be at the center of attention at every moment. He must have some type of control in any and everything that goes on within the carnival. Arty ties to each character of the story in significantly different ways.
Santiago, in The Old Man and The Sea, was isolated by his society because he could not fish anything for 48 days, and they thought that he brought bad luck. There was a boy called Manolin, he was the only one who talked with Santiago. Santiago also isolated others for being unlucky person. It is evident when Santiago does not let Manolin to fish with him. “No, you are with a lucky boat.
(Strauss & Cropsey, 1987, p. 319). While these tendencies are not easily accepted because they are more extreme, he still was able
For example, after Santiago travels back to Andalusia and digs inside the abandoned church, he finds a chest full of treasure. He thinks about how he was able to reach his treasure and achieve his Personal Legend; “It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend, the boy thought" (170). Santiago decided to follow his dream and never gave up, even when he was robbed in Tangier. As a result, he met many people, including Fatima, the love of his life, and learned many important lessons from them. Finally, he found his treasure.
The Importance of Perseverance At many times in people’s lives, they consider giving up. This is also true for Santiago, the protagonist in Paulo Coelho's fantasy novel The Alchemist. Santiago is on a journey to find a hidden treasure he saw in a dream. Along this journey he continues to contemplate whether he should just give up, or continue his adventure.
By,Juanita Arellano One afternoon Santiago was walking to school. He was a bully to everyone who walked in front of him. But there was something strange he was only a bully to girls. Every girl cried almost everyday at school because Santiago would call them names or hit them.
"Ponce de Leon" By: Josh Rice 10/27/14 Juan Ponce de Leon was born in a Spanish village called Santervás de Campos in the year 1460. Historians don 't know a lot about his past, but they can place his heritage back to a very wealthy and noble family. When Ponce was young, he served as a squire to Pedro Núñez de Guzmán, who used to be a noble knight commander of the Order of Calatrava. Pedro taught Ponce the important qualities of religion, fighting skills, and other manners used in daily life. He was like a father and a best friend to Ponce de Leon.
Before finding his treasure, he must be courageous and clever to survive the desert and the danger that he encounters. This courage enables him to reach the treasure and fulfill his Personal Legend. The determination Santiago exhibits is what allows him to earn his fortune and decide his
He is so poor that he sometimes does not even have food. Manolin brings him his supper, given to him by the owner of the Terrace (19-20). On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago goes far out into the Gulf Stream away from all the other fisherman to catch a big fish. He is “alone and out of sight of land” when he catches “the biggest fish that he [has] ever seen and bigger than he [has] ever heard of” (63). To prevent the giant marlin from getting away, Santiago holds onto the line using only his back, arms, and hands.
Although the treasure was in the very spot Santiago had the dream and not near the pyramids, through Santiago 's journey through the desert, being rob, being threaten, and meeting the women of his dreams, Santiago learns that everything in life is not easily attainable. And if you want something so much, don’t give up, because of the difficulties you face. Because in the end those same difficulties can positively shape who you are. I believe that Santiago development closely relates to Vygotsky’s theory, which states that social and cultural interaction guide cognitive development.
In The Old Man and the Sea, the old man serves as an archetypal Hero throughout the book and experiences a daunting and life threatening task to catch a fish and end an 84 day drought. To begin with, the old man possesses all the necessary qualities to be characterized as the Hero. During the 84 day drought in which he went without a fish, he was still confident in his abilities and wouldn’t give up. He even took the chance of going farther out into sea than any other boat dared.
The theme of treasure appears very early on in the story. Santiago, a travelling Shepherd, has a dream one night telling him that his treasure awaits him by the pyramids of Egypt. This dream sparks his journey where along the way, the people he meets and the experiences he has shape and transform his idea and perception of treasure. In the end, Santiago finds his physical treasure but his journey is not over as he had once feared. Santiago’s perception of treasure has transcended the physical and now he has respect for the treasure of home, knowledge and love.
Fishing is one of the best past-times and hobbies that people love to do. It is great when you fish alone, but it also becomes a bonding time with family and friends when you do fishing in groups. Either way, fishing should be enjoyed. Giving one glance at someone who is fishing, you might think that fishing is very simple. For those who do not understand what fishing is all about, they think that it is simply putting a bait on the hook and let it submerge in the water while you sat patiently until a fish fell into your trap.