Luka Divjak

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THE OLD MAN

AND THE SEA
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

◦- an American novelist and short-story writer

◦- Oak Park, 1899.
◦- Ketchum, 1961.
◦- Nobel prize, 1954.
◦- depression and suicide
 ABOUT THE BOOK
◦- published in 1952.
◦- story of Santiago, an old fisherman who catches a
giant marlin
◦- after a battle with sharks, he lost his catch
◦- Pulitzer prize for Fiction in 1953.
 PLOT
◦Santiago was an old fisherman who fished in the Gulf stream for almost
three months and failed to catch a single fish
◦There was a boy with him for the first forty days, Manoline, who gave up
◦One morning, as always, Santiago went fishing. This time he went even
further from the shore where the water was even deeper, the fish bit the
hook, but a problem appeared

◦ Sharks appeared on the way. Santiago fought with them, tried to escape
from them, but failed, they ate his whole fish
◦Only the head and bones remained offish and fish was 5.5 meters long
◦The next morning when old man Santiago woke up, young Manoline was
standing next to him, who promised him that from now on he would
always go fishing with him
 SANTIAGO

◦Santiago – protagonist of this novel, old fisherman

from Cuba whose luck seems to have run out, was
strong and succesful fisherman when he was young,
he loves talking about baseball
 MANOLIN

◦Manolin – an adolescent boy who has fished with

Santiago since he was child, Santiago’s only friend,
he started to fishing with another fisherman whom
his parents consider luckier than Santiago.
OTHER CHARACTERS
◦Martin – he sends food and drink to Santiago
through Manolino
◦Rogelio – he is helping Santiago with the fishing
net
◦Perico – man who gives Santiago newspapers to
read
◦Pedrico – a fisherman in the village who looks
after Santiago’s skiff and gear and receives the
marlin’s head to use in fish traps
 WHY DID I CHOSED
THIS BOOK?

Lots of recommendations Curiosity

Masterpiece Easily available

 MY FAVOURITE QUOTES
FROM BOOK

“But man is not made for defeat, he said. A

man can be destroyed but not defeated.” “My big fish must be somewhere.”

“Perhaps I should not have been a “I may not be as stong as I think, but I
fisherman, he thought. But that was know many tricks and I have
the thing that I was born for.” resolution.”
 WORDS THAT I
LEARNED READING

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skiff fathom
 MORAL OF THE STORY
• The relationship between Santiago and his young friend Manolin
emphasizes the importance of friendship and solidarity

• Endurance in facing challenges

THANK
YOU