My favorite book is "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. This story is one of the well-known works of the writer. The author depicts the characters of the old man and the boy and their relations very vividly and skillfully. Santiago, the old man, was one of the writer's beloved characters. The old man was a born fisherman, but he was not a butcher and fished only for a living. He was very lonely. He had a devoted friend - the boy, Manolin. The boy loved the old man for his kind heart, his devotion to the sea. Manolin was like a son to Santiago. He took care of the old man's food and his belongings.
The old man was glad to pass his experience to the boy. He looked forward to going to the sea together with the boy.
All Santiago's life had been in preparation for the battle with big fish. He knew that he had been born for this and it was time to prove it. A strong man at last had met a strong fish. The battle was a difficult one and full of danger.
Though the sharks had eaten the fish and nothing had left but the backbone, the old man had morally won the battle. Santiago's words "man can be destroyed but not defeated" are the main idea of this story.
"The Old Man and the Sea" is a masterpiece for its imaginative language and the description of nature.
My favorite book is
"
The
Old
Man
and the Sea
"
by Ernest Hemingway. This story is one of the well-known works of the writer. The author depicts the characters of the
old
man
and the
boy
and their relations
very
vividly
and
skillfully
. Santiago, the
old
man
, was one of the writer's beloved characters. The
old
man
was a born fisherman,
but
he was not a butcher and fished
only
for a living. He was
very
lonely. He had a devoted friend
-
the
boy
,
Manolin
. The
boy
loved
the
old
man
for his kind heart, his devotion to the
sea
.
Manolin
was like a son to Santiago. He took care of the
old
man
's food and his belongings.
The
old
man
was glad to pass his experience to the
boy
. He looked forward to going to the
sea
together with the boy.
All
Santiago's
life had been in preparation for the battle with
big
fish. He knew that he had
been born
for this and it was time to prove it. A strong
man
at last had met a strong fish. The battle was a difficult one and full of
danger
.
Though the sharks had eaten the fish and nothing had
left
but
the backbone, the
old
man
had
morally
won the battle. Santiago's words
"
man
can be
destroyed
but
not defeated
"
are the main
idea
of this story.
"
The
Old
Man
and the Sea
"
is a masterpiece for its imaginative language and the description of nature.