An analyzation of the story The Old Man and the Sea

1. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
by ERNEST HEMINGWAY
by ERNEST
HEMINGWAY
GROUP 4
Ma. Erika Nicole C. Brutas
Nathaniel Barbado
Elijah Gonzales
Lourden Montes
Joshua Quines
Angela Rosales
Group 4
Ma. Erika Nicole C. Brutas
Nathaniel Barbado
Elijah Gonzales
Lourden Montes
Joshua Quines
Angela Rosales

2. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea is a short novel by the world-
famous American author, Ernest Hemingway. Which he
wrote during his stay in Cuba in 1951. The novel which is
a literary fiction comprises of an aging Cuban professional
fisherman who fails to fish due to his age for 84 days.
However, in his last attempt, he hooks a giant marlin
which tests his strength, resilience, expertise, and
perseverance beyond his natural abilities. The novel won
the Pulitzer Prize that year but went on to bring the
Nobel Prize for Hemingway in 1954.

3. Literary Analysis
Literary Analysis
Literary Analysis is to demonstrate why the
author used specific ideas, word choices, or
writing structures to convey his or her
message, backing up with arguments with
relevant evidence from the story.

4. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
Characters
Santiago - is an old Cuban fisherman who have had an extended run
of bad luck.
The Marlin - The supposed to be trophy to end Santiago’ s catchless
streak, measures 18 feet in size.
Manolin - A boy in his adolescence, and serves as Santiago’s devoted
attendant and apprentice.
Perico - An old man who provide Santiago newspapers.
Martin - He owns a café where Manolin gets Santiago’s dinner and is
a man of frequent kindness who deserves to be repaid.
Joe Di Maggio - A center-fielder in the New York Yankees, but play a
significant role as Santiago’s model of strength and commitment.
Group of Sharks - The culprit who destroys Santiago’s evidence that
supposed to end his bad luck, with whom he battle some to death.

5. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
• Manolin
• His journey
• His inspiration
• The big Marlin
Their vital connection to Santiago shows how they also
contributed to Santiago being the protagonist of the story.
Antagonist
• Group of Sharks

6. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
Settings
a) Place - Where is the action of the story taking
place?
b) Time - When is the story taking place?
c) Weather Conditions - Is it rainy, sunny, stormy,
etc?
d) Social Conditions - What is the daily life of the
characters like?
e) Mood or Atmosphere - What feeling is created
at the beginning of the story? Is it bright and
cheerful or dark and frightening?

7. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
CONFLICT
The Two Types of conflict in The Old Man and The Sea are as
follows:
1. External - is A struggle with a force outside one's self.
2. Internal - A struggle within oneself. In Internal conflict, a
person must make some decision, overcome pain, quiet their
temper, resist an urge, etc.

8. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
4 Kinds of Conflict
1. Man vs. Man - In Man vs. Man, the leading character
struggles with his physical strength against other men,
forces of nature, or animals.
2. Man vs. Circumstances - In Man vs. Circumstances, the
leading character struggles against fate, or the
circumstances of life facing him.
3. Man vs. Society - In Man vs. Society, the leading character
struggles against ideas, practices, or customs of other people.
4. Man vs. Himself - In man vs. himself, the leading character
struggles with himself; with his own soul, ideas of right or
wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc.

9. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
Point of View
1. Third person perspective - The narrator is not a character in
the story, but rather takes a form of a bystander of sorts,
who relates the events to us without always clarifying how
they have come to know about them.
2. Third Person Omniscient – meaning that they know
everything about everyone including the characters’ thoughts
and feelings.
3. First Person – In this type of point of view, the reader sees
the story through this person's eyes as he experiences it and
only knows what he knows or feels.

10. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
Plot
INTRODUCTION / EXPOSITION (The beginning of the story where the
characters and the setting is revealed.)
 Santiago has gone straight 84 days, without catching a single fish.
Due to this, the people have started seeing him as ‘salao’, the worst of
unluckiness. He is considered so unlucky that the young boy, Manolin, who
was his apprentice, is stopped by his parents to go for fishing with
Santiago anymore. However, Manolin has admiration for Santiago and
sees him as a mentor. Therefore, Manolin visits Santiago each night at
his shack. They talk about American baseball, Manolin prepares food,
and they just enjoy each other’s company. One day, Santiago tells
Manolin that the following day; he will go far out into the Gulf Stream
to fish. He is confident that the unluckiness, that has attached itself
to him, is going to wash away with this venture.

11. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
RISING ACTION (This is where the events in the story become
complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed.)
 The rising action of the story has started when Santiago promises his
former assistant, Manolin, that he would go far out in the ocean. The
Marlin takes the bait, but Santiago is unable to place him on his boat
which leads to a three-day struggle between the fisherman and the
big Marlin.
CLIMAX (This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the
story.)
 The climax of the story started when Santiago kills the fish and its
blood attracts the nearby sharks. His hopes of taking home his huge
fish looses when the shark attacks and eat the fish.

12. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
FALLING ACTION (The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.)
 The falling action is when Santiago sails back to the shore with the Marlin
tied to his boat. The complication of his struggle has started to fade as he
embattles the Marlin and the shark and he is still alive. He was also able
to get back into the shore. The conflict has started to resolved. Having
the skeletal remains of the fish tied on his boat, meaning he was able to
break the 84 – catchless days of his fishing career, though unable to bring
home his prized fully.
DENOUEMENT (This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.)
 And as the final outcome, when the villager witnessed the fish skeleton, no
one has ever seen a fish that large. A proof that his catchless streak has
ended. The novel ended with Santiago sleeping peacefully dreaming about
lions and playing on an African beaches. Symbolically, the old man gets what
he deserve. A rest and recreation after a hardwork and after accepting
the fact that tomorrow is another day again to start doing what you love
to the best of your ability and to not give up when you know you can do
better.

13. The Old Man and The Sea
The Old Man and The Sea
Theme
”But man is not made for defeat.
A man can be destroyed but not defeated“.
A man continues to do whatever he
must do to the best of his ability, no matter what tribulations
befall him. While challenges and setbacks can strip a man of all
outward signs of success, still his spirit can remain undefeated. For
it can will a man to never give up and to keep on trying.
The determination to succeed is deeper than all the
antagonist in life. And the biggest winner prevail as long as the will
continues.

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