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Beginning of Paper
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961)
Setting
North Coast of Cuba; early twentieth century
Principal Characters
Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman Manolin , a boy, Santiago's young fishing companion The Marlin, a gigantic fish
Story Overveiw
Eighty-four days had passed since Santiago, t ....
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Middle of Paper
.... of great fish, nor fights nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only
dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach ... He loved them as he
loved the boy.
Before dawn of the next day, the fisherman, as usual, hauled his salt-encrusted
skiff onto the beach and set out by himself. But today, in hopes of breaking his
unlucky streak, he was determined to sail into deep waters, out much farther
than the other anglers would go. He followed the sea birds and fly ....
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