The document discusses how The Old Man and the Sea can be viewed as both a fairy tale and heroic tale. It notes that the story contains fantastical elements like Santiago's promise to sail beyond shallow waters, as well as an adventurous story involving his fight with the uncontrollable force of the marlin. The document argues that Santiago displays great bravery and perseverance in killing the fish, despite adversity, making it a story that teaches about heroism.

1. ‘The Old man and The Sea’ as a fairy
and heroic tale
Name : Solanki Sardarsinh
Roll No :24 Semester : 3 Year : 2014-15
Paper 10 : The American Literature
Submitted to:
Smt. S.B.Gardi
Department Of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University

2. Introduction:
 It was published in 1952
 It was awarded the Pulitzer
Prize for fiction in 1953
 Hemingway was awarded
by Nobel Prize in Literature
in1954

3. What is Fairy Tale ?
Simple narrative typically of folk
origin dealing with supernatural
beings. Fairy tales may be written or
told for the amusement of children
or may have a more sophisticated
narrative containing supernatural or
obviously improbable events, scenes
and personages and often having a
whimsical, satirical, or moralistic
character.

4. ‘The Old man and The Sea’ as a fairy tale:
 The Santiago's life is like fairy tale
 For eighty-four days, Santiago has set out to sea
and returned empty-handed
 He promised to his friend Manolin (a young
boy) that sailing his skiff far beyond the
island’s shallow coastal waters and venturing
in to the Gulf Stream

5. ‘The Old man and The Sea’ as a heroic tale:
 It is full of adventures
story
 Fight with
uncontrollable force

6. Killing the fish (The Marlin)

7. Heroism
 In the story Santiago’s bravery is
unsurpassed but it is until he hooks the great
fish that we truly see his valor and
perseverance. Though Santiago’s actions
Hemingway teaches the reader about bravery
and perseverance in the face of adversity.

8. Conclusion:
 A Few words more, we can say that
“The Old man and the sea”
possesses thematic concerns like
heroism and this novel can be
observed as a fairy tale .