Old+Man+Homework

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**1.** Why are there no chapters in this story? What seem to be logical divisions for this story? Cite episodes and page numbers when explaining your answer. **2.** Ernest Hemingway said the following in 1952 about the book //The Old Man and the Sea:// There isn’t any symbolism. The sea is the sea. The old man is an old man. The boy is a boy and the fish is a fish. The sharks are sharks, no better, no worse. All the symbolism people say is s**t. What goes beyond is what you see beyond when you know.** Supposing that Hemingway is wrong about his own work (not likely) or is misleading you (quite possible) what might the aforementioned things represent? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer. 3. **Now suppose that Hemingway was both correct and truthful when he made the statement in question 2. What does he mean in the last sentence of the quote?** 4. **Look up information about Ernest Hemingway and his writing style on the internet. Write a paragraph summing up his approach to and patterns in, his novels. Reread the first sentence of the story. In what way is this opening consistent with your findings?** 5. **On page 10 (6) it states that "The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him." Did the boy love the old man for simply teaching him to fish or had the boy gained more from the relationship? Explain.** 6. **In what ways does the old man treat the boy as an equal even though he is clearly the master? Find examples of both the egalitarian and the student / master relationship.** 7. **How do we know the old man is poor? How can the old man be so respected despite his poverty?** 8. **Is Santiago diminished as the master by having Manolin take care of him?** Section 2 1. **Read the passage on pg.** 29 (20) **– "He was sorry for the birds…" to the end of that paragraph. Why is this passage significant? What literary device(s) are at work here? Explain.** 2. **Throughout this section, the sea and everything in it is referred to as a living, human-like being. Find quotes (and page numbers) to support this theory and explain why they are effective.** 3. **Hemingway’s choice of words is very basic; his writing would not be considered flowery. Nevertheless, it is a very effective form of writing. Comment on this with regard to the passage on pg.** 38 (27) **starting with "The tuna shone silver in the sun…", ending at the top of pg.** 39 (end of 27). 4. **How does the old man cope with loneliness at sea? Use quotes to support your work.** 5. **There is little doubt that the old man is a skilful fisherman. Find examples to support this idea** (do not refer to pages 41-44) **.** 6. **Read the passage starting on pg.** 41 (29) **starting with "Just then, watching his lines…" to the last full paragraph on pg** 44 (first paragraph on 32). **Explain how Hemingway makes this a suspenseful passage. What theory about the old man does this help support?** 7. **Read the first sentence of the next paragraph on pg** 44 (32)**. Why is this such a powerful, effective sentence? What message does it send out? How does it compare to the statement the old man made in the last full paragraph on** 32 (first paragraph on 23) **?** Section 3 Rereading and responding 1. **Search through pages** 44-95 (31-70) **and find instances where Santiago refers to the boy. Read the episode before each case (the 1,2 or 3 paragraphs before the mentioning of the boy, and perhaps a paragraph or two after) and explain, in each case, what prompted him to wish for the boy's presence. Give a brief summary of the event and propose an explanation why it would lead the old man to wish for the boy.** 2. **How does the old man's attitude about the boy change over the course of the story?** 3. **On page** 54 (39)**, a bird visits the old man. Read the passage from page** 54 (39)**"A small bird came toward the skiff…" until the last full paragraph on page** 55 ( 40 – ending at “The bird had flown up when the line jerked…”)**. Compare that passage with the one from section two, page** 29 (20) **and with the last paragraph on pg.** 63 (third full paragraph on pg. 46) **.** 4. **Read the episode about the arm-wrestling match. Why does the old man remember this story? Why do you think Hemingway included this episode in the novel?** 5. **Read the first three sentences on pg** 64 (pg. 47- fourth full paragraph) **then read the first two full sentences on pg** 71 (third & fourth full sentences on pg. 52.) **.** · What episodes cause Santiago to make these statements? · If his left hand has always betrayed him, why does he think it will help him land the Marlin? · What other famous episode deals with someone betraying his brother? Is it relevant to this story? How? 6. **Find information about Joe DiMaggio. What parallels can be drawn between Santiago and the baseball legend? Find some passages in this section that deal with Santiago's admiration of Joe DiMaggio. Cite the page number, state the context of the passage and explain the relevance for each example.** Section 4 Reading and responding. 100-101**(75)**, bottom of 105-06 **(bottom of 78 & top full paragraph of 79)**.
 * Please answer the following questions on paper. I expect thorough, thought out responses. Your writing must be legible! **
 * Section 1 **
 * 1) Compare the description of the first shark attack with the descriptions of the others. Starting on
 * What kind of shark was the first attacker? Why was it treated differently? What did Santiago say about the other sharks?
 * How many sharks did the old man kill or fend off? Find page references for each.
 * How much money did Santiago stand to earn with this fish?
 * Read the last paragraph on
 * to its conclusion on**
 * **. What makes the last sentence so powerful?**
 * Re-read the passage on
 * , complete with the first sentence of the next paragraph. There appears to be a similarity in writing style; does this signify a similar message? Why? Consider the passage** **(from section 2, question #1)**
 * **when responding.**
 * How did the shark find Santiago?
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//The Old Man and The Sea//
 * **Santiago said, "..man is not made for defeat,"... "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". What did he mean by these statements?**
 * On a number of occasions, Santiago commented on his interactions with the sea animals. Consider pages
 * **What sorts of things does he say? What does this tell us about the old man?**
 * Read the second full paragraph on