Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Values and Attitudes-Old Man and the Sea

In the book The Old Man and the Sea, the author shows a lot of values and attitudes towards the characters. He portrays the old man as a very patient, caring, and loving old man, but is very unlucky with catching fish. The attitude of the old man is very calm and laid-back. He hasn't really shown any frustration that he hasn't caught a fish in eighty four days (Hemingway 9). He just looks forward to go fishing the next day and catch the biggest fish he can find. The author really does a great job with portraying the old man as a caring man. The author portrays the young boy as looking up to the old man as a role model. The young boy still has a lot to learn and it is not helping that the old man is not catching any fish. The author shows his values and attitudes through the characters which is a very positive outlook. The old man is very optimistic in this book. Even though he can't catch a fish, he is able to think that the next day is a new day and he will get a huge fish even though with his luck he won't be able to. In this book the author is writing in third person so it is a pretty good perspective. Throughout this book the author has shown that he has a very positive perspective towards the old man and the boy. He doesn't just say the old man just gave up with fishing forever. He says that the old man always looked forward to find the big fish the next day (Hemingway 10). Even though the old man hasn't caught a fish in eighty four days! Third Person is a great perspective to look at because you get to see what multiple characters are like. In First Person, you really pretty much see only one person because he is talking the whole time. In this book Hemingway shows his values and attitudes as a positive and outgoing look.




Bibliography


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

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