History, civilization and history diary

Diary authors
1. Andres Rico 2. Laura Camila Cespedes
3. Luber Jimenez 4. Danna Irreño Rojas

Historical context
Inventions Politics/religion Arts
1/ February 6 – A 1) In the late 1940s The art of the
mechanical heart is used and 1950s, when twentieth
for the first time in a Gallup began century is
human patient, in the regularly measuring strongly
United States. religious identity, influenced by
2/ September 30 – The over nine in 10 the political
Cinerama widescreen American adults and social
film system, developed identified as
situation of the
by Fred Waller, debuts Christian either
moment. It is
with the movie This Is Protestant or
Cinerama at the Catholic with most an art that does
Broadway Theatre in of the rest saying not escape
New York City. they were Jewish. reality, but on
3/ October 7 – The 2) Marxist ideas the contrary, it
barcode is patented in were put into springs from it,
the United States by practice in Russia as a form of
Norman J. Woodland after the victory of catharsis. This
and Bernard Silver, the Bolshevik century
though it does not make Revolution of 1917. includes
its first appearance in an Modernism,
American shop until Expressionism,
1974. Surrealism and
 Abstract Art.

Author biography facts

Birthplace Childhood Life problems
and date
Ernest Miller Much of his childhood He lived through
Hemingway was split between the anthrax, malaria,
was born on family’s home in Oak pneumonia, dysentery,
July 21, 1899, Park, Illinois, and a skin cancer, hepatitis,
in Cicero house in the woods of anemia, diabetes, high
(now in Oak Michigan, where Ed blood pressure, two
Park), Illinois. passed down his love plane crashes, a
of hunting and the ruptured kidney, a
outdoors. But ruptured spleen, a
Hemingway struggled ruptured liver, a
to connect with his crushed vertebra, and a
father, who despite his fractured skull. It seems
placid exterior could like the only thing that
be a violent, could kill Hemingway
domineering bully. was Hemingway
himself.
Literary Writing style Ideology
influences
Hemingway Hemingway’s Hemingway has
was heavily language style is addressed in many of
influenced by simple and natural on his stories the question
his fellow the surface, but of the importance of the
writer friends actually deliberate and individual which is one
and artisans artificial. Typical of of the most serious
who were also his style are brief points of contention
a part of a sentences, simple between liberal and
group called structure, vivid conservative
“The Lost descriptions and philosophies.
Generation”. concentration on
A fellow particular details.
member was
Ezra Pound,
whom
Hemingway
referred to as
his closest
critic. He also
often wrote to
his friend, F.
Scott
Fitzgerald to
review poems
and keep in
touch.

What are the connections between the author’s life and

the poetry book?
Ernest Hemingway’s life certainly influenced the writing of The
Old Man and the Sea. This book largely reflects similarities
about the author’s life since it recounts tense moments and great
struggle. For example, both the author and Santiago had not been
able to obtain what they wanted so much for years, such as
creating a successful novel and catching a fish.

What historical events / ideas motivated the author to

write this book?
The Old Man and the Sea is a small novel with big historical
significance. It was influenced by Hemingway’s urge for
adventure and his refusal to accept the claims that his writing
career was finished.
 Literary elements
What are the main themes on the book? Explain why.

Symbols you identified in the book

The old man: The old man symbolizes the
courage and bravery that should characterize
Character
people, that optimism for a better life where they
must be willing to face the difficulties that arise.
The Sea: for me this represents the problems of
Place everyday, those complex situations that require
wisdom to know how to face them.
The Marlin: Represents that constant struggle in
our daily lives, a struggle that lasts every second
Item
and that encourages us to face it to overcome our
own weaknesses.

Characters

Name Personality Goals Motivation Obstacle

Santiago Old, lonely, To catch Exceed the His bad
unlucky, a big personal luck
persistent marlin record he
had as a
fisherman in
 catching
large fish
Young,
Manolin

Sequence of events
1. Rising actions
Who is
What Why did that
affected? Result
happened? happen?
How?

2. Climax of the story

Make a drawing / paste an image that represents the climax.
The climax of the story occurs when Santiago kills the fish and
his blood attracts the nearby sharks because despite not being
able to bring the fish home, he managed to show that defeat is
never an option.

3. Resolution
Which was the novel’s Was it solved? How?
conflict?
The conflict arises because The conflict is resolved when
Santiago had not caught a fish in Santiago kills the marlin and
84 days. Therefore, he goes to manages to kill the other
the sea and must face the marlin. sharks that approach him.
If you were the main character of the novel, would you
do things differently? How would that change the final
outcome?
 Treasure chest

What lessons did you learn from this book?

The best lesson in this book is about persistence, it invites us to
reflect a lot on the courage we must have in certain complex
situations in life and to have a firm stance not to let ourselves be
defeated by them.

Do you feel identified with a character from the book?

Why?
I feel identified with Santiago since many times I feel like an
unfortunate person in this life, sometimes I feel that everything
that revolves around me is wrong and they do not give me the
result I hope for. However, I am always there fighting and facing
every problem that comes my way, trying to change all the bad
things into positive and fruitful things for my personal and
professional growth.

What emotions did I feel in my favorite part of the book?

Why?
First of all, my favorite part is when the old man comes home as
I consider that he was too brave and persistent in fighting for so
long without giving up. In addition to this, this is a clear example
that there is no greater rival than our own fears and that we
should never give up without trying. It is really exciting to see
that everything is achieved with great effort.
 How does this book relate to my own life? Was it
relevant for me?
Clearly this book is very relevant to our lives as it invites us to be
very persistent with our dreams and purposes without having
defeat as an option.

Take notes in class. Write interesting comments from

your partners.