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THe Old Man and the Sea
Title: THe Old Man and the Sea
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 975 | Pages: 4.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
THe Old Man and the Sea
The Victory of Defeat
Ernest Hemingway uses religious symbolism throughout the novella, The Old Man and the Sea to depict the life of Jesus. The use of Hemingway’s symbolism is very obvious in the certain periods of time chosen, as well as through Santiago, and the marlin. The reader gets to go for a ride on a self-defining journey as he or she reads about Santiago’s defeat and his undying pride.
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…showed last 75 words of 975 total…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.
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