THe Old Man and the Sea

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…identity that he saw in the marlin. Santiago goes through a trial of horrible suffering to gain achievement. Many people may think his journey was a defeat against him, but it was really a victory. When Santiago came back to the lighted harbor from his long trip at sea, it was as if he was entering reconciliation and acceptance (Williams 181). Santiago shows the reader that in defeat, a new culmination of nobility can be found.