Santiago's Tragic Hero

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Although Santiago is old and poor, he is not defeated, because he never gives up on bring in a fish and Santiago does not lose his pride. Despite his failures, he sets out in his boat after having caught no fish for eighty-four days. Nevertheless, Santiago is confident that he will catch a fish, that he can sell. An example of never giving up is when Hemingway stated, “He lifted it as lightly as he could because his hands rebelled the pain… He closed them firmly so they would take the pain now and would not flinch and watcher the sharks come…. Now they have beaten me, he thought. I am too old to club sharks to death. But i will try it as long as I have the oars and the club and the tiller” (107). When facing the sharks Santiago was struggling