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    1) The document summarizes a book report on Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" written by a group of students. 2) The novella tells the story of an aging Cuban fisherman named Santiago who battles to catch a giant marlin over three days. 3) Despite Santiago's determination and skill, he loses the fish to attacking sharks but remains proud and resilient in the face of adversity.

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    1) The document summarizes a book report on Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" written by a group of students. 2) The novella tells the story of an aging Cuban fisherman named Santiago who battles to catch a giant marlin over three days. 3) Despite Santiago's determination and skill, he loses the fish to attacking sharks but remains proud and resilient in the face of adversity.

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    1) The document summarizes a book report on Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" written by a group of students. 2) The novella tells the story of an aging Cuban fisherman named Santiago who battles to catch a giant marlin over three days. 3) Despite Santiago's determination and skill, he loses the fish to attacking sharks but remains proud and resilient in the face of adversity.

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    BOOKREVIEW:THEOLDMANANDTHE

    SEA

    GROUPMEMBERS:KHIZARSAQIB(5466
    3)AWAIZMEHMOOD(59058)Muhammad
    Rizwan(55995)MOIZ()MOHAMMADAL
    AM()

    WORLDLITERATURE(8:30-
    11:30)THURSDAYBYSANATAHIR.

    Introductiontotheauthor:
    ErnestHemingwaywasaNobelPrize-
    winningAmericanauthorandjournalist,knownforhisstraightforwardandconcisewritingstyle.Hewrot
    eseveralclassicnovels,including"TheSunAlsoRises,""ForWhomtheBellTolls,"and"AFarewelltoAr
    ms."HemingwaywasborninIllinoisin1899andbeganhiswritingcareerasajournalistinKansasCitybef
    oremovingtoParisinthe1920s,wherehebecamepartoftheexpatriateliteraryscene.
    Shortsummaryofthetext:
    "TheOldManandtheSea"isanovellawrittenbyErnestHemingway,publishedin1952.Thestoryissetint
    hewatersoffthecoastofCubaandcentersonanagingfishermannamedSantiagowhohasgone84dayswit
    houtcatchingafish.Onthe85thday,hesetsoutaloneinhissmallskiffandhooksamassivemarlin,whichhe
    battlesforthreedaysandnights.Despitehisdeterminationandskill,Santiagoeventuallylosesthefishtosh
    arksandreturnshomeempty-handed,butwithanewfoundrespectforhisowninnerstrength.
    Mainthemes/ideasofthebook:
    "TheOldManandtheSea"exploresthemesofdetermination,resilience,andthestruggleforsurvival.He
    mingwayusesSantiago'sbattlewiththemarlinandthesharksasametaphorforthehumanstruggleagainst
    nature,andthenovellaalsotouchesonthemesofloneliness,aging,andthecycleoflifeanddeath.
    Analysesoftheimportantcharacters:
    TheprotagonistofthenovellaisSantiago,anagingCubanfishermanwhoisstrugglingtomakealiving.Sa
    ntiagoisaproudanddeterminedmanwhorefusestogiveupinthefaceofadversity,evenwhenheisbattered
    bytheelementsandbesetbysharks.Theothercharactersinthenovellaarerelativelyminor,butHemingwa
    y'sspareproseandsharpcharacterizationmakethemmemorable,particularlySantiago'syoungapprenti
    ce,Manolin,whoistornbetweenhisloyaltytoSantiagoandhisobligationtohisfamily.
    Yourfavoritepartinthebook:
    Myfavoritepartof"TheOldManandtheSea"isSantiago'sbattlewiththemarlin,whichisatenseandthrilli
    ngsequencethatshowcasesbothhisskillasafishermanandhisdeterminationtosucceedagainsttheodds.
    Thescenewherehefinallylandsthefish,onlytohaveitdevouredbysharks,isaheart-
    wrenchingmomentthatunderscorestheharshrealitiesoflife.
    Shareafavoritequote/dialoguefromthebook:
    Whydidthisquotestandout?
    OneofmyfavoritequotesfromthenovellaisSantiago'sreflectiononthenatureofsuccess:"Butmanisnot
    madefordefeat,"hesaid."Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated."Thisquoteresonateswithmebecause
    itspeakstothehumancapacityforresilienceandperseverance,eveninthefaceofoverwhelmingodds.
    Ifyougotthechancetoasktheauthorofthisbookonequestion,whatwoulditbe?
    IfIhadthechancetoaskErnestHemingwayonequestionabout"TheOldManandtheSea,"Iwouldaskhim
    whatinspiredhimtowriteastoryaboutanagingfishermanandhisbattlewithagiantmarlin.
    Ifyougetthechancetochangeonethinginthebookwhatitwouldbe?
    IfIcouldchangeonethingabout"TheOldManandtheSea,"IwouldaddmoredepthtothecharacterofMan
    olin,Santiago'syoungapprentice.Whileheplaysanimportantroleinthenovella,Ifeelthathischaracterco
    uldhavebeenfurtherdevelopedtoprovidemoreinsightintothethemesofloyalty,obligation,andgenerati
    onalchangethatrunthroughoutthestory.

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