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Mr. B-G
In the novella The Old Man and the Sea, written by Earnest Hemingway, the main character, Santiago, has to make one of his biggest decisions which is whether he should let the boy, Manolin go with him or not. In the book he doesn’t let him, and as a result he doesn’t have someone there to help him defeat the sharks, catch the marlin, and heal his wounds while fighting the fish behemoth.
One of the reasons it would have gone better is because when he was fighting the sharks he had to use a lot of his equipment to kill them but if he had the boy with him he would have more gaffs or more harpoons to kill the sharks with. “the old man could hear the noise of flesh ripping on the big fish” (102) When he’s coming back to port the sharks ate his catch so if Manolin was there he could have caught the sharks eating his marlin and maybe warn the old man about it and scare away the sharks or kill them he could have kept his catch instead of coming back and seeing the fish torn away and all that’s left is the bones. Also if the boy was there they could have killed all the sharks and they would have to worry about them eating the fish on the way back.
When Santiago was trying to catch the marlin he had only one harpoon to throw into it and if he missed it would have been horrible trouble for him. “He let the line slip through his fingers while he reached down with his left hand and made fast the free end of the two reserve coils to the loop of the two reserve coils of the next line” (44) This shows that it’s hard to do things alone and that if the boy was there he wouldn’t have to let go of some line just to get more equipment. Also when he was fighting with it he didn’t have a lot of strength after a while but if he had the boy with him he could have more strength to hold the marlin and maybe he could have caught it faster. Also he could have had more supplies to catch the marlin with like an extra harpoon or something. When he was out at sea he also could have used someone to talk to him because that may have made it easier because he would be more relaxed in the tight situations.
Last when he was out he had many wounds from his long and strenuous battle with the marlin. “He had no feeling of his left hand but he braked all he could with his right and the line rushed out.”(82). This quote shows how his hands were hurting and how if Manolin was there it would be easier. Also like when he was pulling on the rope his hands started to get cut up and cramp but if the boy was there he could have taken over or he could have helped the man heal his wounds with some medicine that the old man couldn’t do by himself. Also when the old man was getting bruised he could have let the old man rest and done more work while he was healing.
No matter what the problem was out at sea it all could have been better if the boy was with him. Whether it was killing the sharks catching the marlin or healing his wounds there’s always one way the boy would come in handy. Some situations may have gone differently and gone worse but my opinion is that it would get better.
One of the reasons it would have gone better is because when he was fighting the sharks he had to use a lot of his equipment to kill them but if he had the boy with him he would have more gaffs or more harpoons to kill the sharks with. “the old man could hear the noise of flesh ripping on the big fish” (102) When he’s coming back to port the sharks ate his catch so if Manolin was there he could have caught the sharks eating his marlin and maybe warn the old man about it and scare away the sharks or kill them he could have kept his catch instead of coming back and seeing the fish torn away and all that’s left is the bones. Also if the boy was there they could have killed all the sharks and they would have to worry about them eating the fish on the way back.
When Santiago was trying to catch the marlin he had only one harpoon to throw into it and if he missed it would have been horrible trouble for him. “He let the line slip through his fingers while he reached down with his left hand and made fast the free end of the two reserve coils to the loop of the two reserve coils of the next line” (44) This shows that it’s hard to do things alone and that if the boy was there he wouldn’t have to let go of some line just to get more equipment. Also when he was fighting with it he didn’t have a lot of strength after a while but if he had the boy with him he could have more strength to hold the marlin and maybe he could have caught it faster. Also he could have had more supplies to catch the marlin with like an extra harpoon or something. When he was out at sea he also could have used someone to talk to him because that may have made it easier because he would be more relaxed in the tight situations.
Last when he was out he had many wounds from his long and strenuous battle with the marlin. “He had no feeling of his left hand but he braked all he could with his right and the line rushed out.”(82). This quote shows how his hands were hurting and how if Manolin was there it would be easier. Also like when he was pulling on the rope his hands started to get cut up and cramp but if the boy was there he could have taken over or he could have helped the man heal his wounds with some medicine that the old man couldn’t do by himself. Also when the old man was getting bruised he could have let the old man rest and done more work while he was healing.
No matter what the problem was out at sea it all could have been better if the boy was with him. Whether it was killing the sharks catching the marlin or healing his wounds there’s always one way the boy would come in handy. Some situations may have gone differently and gone worse but my opinion is that it would get better.
1 comments:
i thought your thesis was good. it clearly stated what you were going to talk about and restated the prompt.
My favorite quote was in the first paragraph when the sharks are eating the fish. i like this quote because it says in a few words the begining of the end of the fish.
One thing this essay did well was the conclusion. i liked how it neatly summarized your thoughts and the plot. and anaylze the quotes more.
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