The old man and the sea
The Old Man and the Sea
The traditional hero is a mythological or legendary figure who is “endowed with great strength and ability.”(498) Most often born to the role, the heroes’ skill, strength and courage rises above those of ordinary men. They are fearless and willing to put others
lives before their own. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and The Sea, Hemingway introduced a new kind of hero to American Fiction; “this …
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…s lives and is never defeated by anything in nature. In the novel by Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and The Sea, Santiago is tested to see if he has the power to overcome all possible problems. Santiago is a much different kind of hero than we normally see in the movies or read about in books. He is a hero of great inner strength and a type we call can learn from.
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