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The Old Man and the Sea
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
In The Old Man and the Sea, a 1952 adventure novella by American author Ernest Hemingway, an aging fisherman pits his life and wits against a giant fish as he battles to catch it and then protect its flesh from ravenous sharks. With its themes of endurance, perseverance, and respect for one’s opponent, this simple, straightforward narrative is widely regarded as an American classic and one of the greatest sea stories ever told.
The book helped cement Hemingway’s fame and legacy to a worldwide audience; it won a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and helped him win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. The story has three times been made into motion pictures and is a staple of student reading lists.
Scribner’s 2020 hardcover edition contains the original illustrations and several analytical essays; it forms the basis for this study guide. An unpaginated ebook version of the print edition also is available.
Plot Summary
Santiago, an old fisherman, rows his skiff out each day from a harbor in Cuba into the surrounding deep waters in search of large fish. He is assisted by a boy, Manolin, whom he has taught to catch Unlock all 37 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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