This document provides biographical information about author Ernest Hemingway and summarizes his novel The Old Man and the Sea. It notes that Hemingway was an American writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman in Cuba who struggles to catch a giant marlin fish over several days. The major conflict and themes involve Santiago's struggle against this greatest fish of his career and the honor found in struggle, defeat, and death.

1. Prepared by : Dhaval Diyora
Roll No : 05
Paper – 10 : The American Literature
M.A (English) : Sem -3
Batch : 2018-20
Email : d.d.diyora@gmail.com
Submitted to : Department of English,
MK Bhavnagar University.
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2. Ernest Hemingway
Born: 21 July 1899, Oak Park, Illinois,
United States
Died: 2 July 1961, Ketchum, Idaho,
United States
American journalist, novelist and
short-story writer, awarded
the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.

3. Full Title : The Old Man and the Sea
Author : Ernest Hemingway
Time , place :1951, Cuba
Publication :1952
Setting (Time) : Late 1940s
Setting (Place) : A small fishing village near
Havana, Cuba; the waters of
the Gulf of Mexico.
Protagonist : Santiago
Major Conflict :Santiago struggles against
the greatest fish of his long career.
Themes : The honor in struggle, defeat, and
death; pride as the source of
greatness and determination

4. Age doesn't matter

5. Mythical mentor

6. Friendship with anyone

7. Tender-hearted boy
Human relationship

8. Father-son relationship

9. Desire to make perfect fisherman
His readiness to learn
A devoted disciple

10. "You are killing me fish, but you have a right to. Never have I seen a
greater, more beautiful, or a calmer or more Noble thing then you
brother. Come on and kill me. I do not care who kills who.“

11. Reference : https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/oldman/
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