Comparison_Old_Man_And_The_Sea

Comparison Old Man And The Sea Santiago or the Fish' The Old Man and The Sea, a novel written by Earnest Hemmingway, illustrates a great conflict between man and fish. Santiago is an old fisherman with great experience, but down on his luck. Santiago hopes to end an 84-day streak without a catch by landing a really big fish. Far off the coast, Santiago encounters such a great fish, and the struggle begins. Santiago and the fish are foes with different virtues. Both characters share a sense of class, which makes them great. The old man’s knowledge and experience, clashes against the strength and nobility of the fish. It is to be a monstrous battle with a monstrous fish. The fish is the biggest catch the townspeople have ever seen, measuring at an astonishing18 feet in length. The weight of the fish is about 1,500 lbs. The great fish’s head is a dark purplish color. The sides of the fish are wide, with a light lavender color. The nose, or sword of the fish, is as long as a baseball bat, and tapers down like a rapier. The fish is too great of a catch for fish, santiago, strength, man, great, old, fisherman, experience, catch, battle, santiago’s, line, both, two, through, size, sea, nobility, days, big, age, years, while, streak, skiff, follow, fight, even, end, different, determination, characters, against, without, virtues