![]() ![]() Vocabulary words used throughout the novel, utilizing a variety of activities to stimulate retention and growth. Through Ernest Hemingway's story of struggle, defeat, and personal triumph, students will learn:Īuthor Biography: Learn about Ernest Hemingway and the fascinating history behind the author and novel. ![]() His endurance during the ordeal and in the face of apparent defeat is the stuff of legends! Then Santiago goes out once more, further than usual, and he catches something-something large that pulls him and his boat out to sea. But because of Santiago's "bad luck," Manolin's parents will not allow the boy to fish with Santiago anymore. In the midst of ridicule from younger fishermen, Santiago finds courage in his friendship with a young boy, Manolin, who has fished with Santiago since he was five years old. ![]() #173 on the Big Read List (UK's top 200).Ī classic tale of the struggle of man against nature.Īfter 84 days without taking a fish it is Santiago's courage and perseverance of character that enables him to go out to sea in his weather-beaten boat each day despite the hardship and the disappointment of catching nothing. Click here for a sample section of The Old Man and the Sea Study Guide! Get the book The Old Man and the Sea HERE 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954. ![]()
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