Hero-Old man and the Sea

Every hero in every book does not necessarily have to be a superhero. Old Man and the Sea shows that saying very well. I would say the old man is the hero in this book because even though he has not caught a fish in eighty four days he still goes out almost every day and tries to get the biggest fish he can find. His traits in the book are truthful, caring, loving, honest, and kind. The boy is basically the old mans only friend. The boy used to go out with the old man, but since the old man was not catching anything the parents of the young boy decided to not let him go out with the old man anymore. The old man always showed his love, support and kindness towards the boy. His other trait, honesty, showed when he decided to tell the boy that he had not caught a fish in eighty four days. The old man accomplishes friendship and trustworthiness. He was trusting that the boy would look out for him while he was on his trip no matter how long it was. The old man is portrayed as a kind, loving old man. You tend to think that old men are very impatient, but throughout this book the old man shows much patience while trying to catch his huge fish. The hero or the old man represented an abstract idea of courage. While on his trip he never thought that he was going to die even though he really didn't know where he was. He didn't care where it took him he was positive that he was going to catch the fish. The old man says, "I could not fail myself and die on a fish like this" (Hemingway 87). The old man is showing us his courage that he is not going to die until he gets this fish. The old man shows a great deal of traits, accomplishments, ideas which makes him the hero of this book.

Bibliography

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Scribner, 1996. Print.